Bridges over both rivers connect the city with Kentucky (east) and Missouri (west). Cairo was so named because its site was thought to resemble that of the Egyptian city (see Cairo), and southern Illinois consequently became known as Little Egypt.
The Indian mounds of the area were large at the time and seemed like the pyramids of Egypt. The nickname stuck, and it was reinforced by other events. In the 1830s, poor harvests in the north of the state drove people to Southern Illinois to buy grain.
The Carbondale area is called “Little Egypt.” Theories about the nickname's origins range from the region's supplying grain to northern and central Illinois during an 1800s famine to comparing Illinois' southern tip to Egypt's Nile delta region.
Southern Illinois has long been referred to as "Little Egypt." This nickname may be the result of the practices of early settlers from Northern Illinois who traveled to Southern Illinois to buy grain after a series of bad winters and droughts.
Egyptians often refer to Cairo as Maṣr ( IPA: [mɑsˤɾ]; مَصر), the Egyptian Arabic name for Egypt itself, emphasizing the city's importance for the country.
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt. The city's metropolitan area is the largest in the Middle East and the Arab world, and 15th-largest in the world, and is associated with ancient Egypt, as the famous Giza pyramid complex and the ancient city of Memphis are located in its geographical area.
Rural areas in Upper Egypt had the largest share of people under the poverty line, nearly 43 percent. Moreover, Rural areas in Lower Egypt followed with 23 percent of the population being categorized as poor. Urban areas in lower Egypt had the lowest share of poor population with almost four percent..
The prevalence of income poverty is critically high in Assuit (69.5 %), Sohag (58.6 %) and Aswan (54.4 %) in Upper Egypt, moderate in most governorates of Lower Egypt and negligible in Suez and Damietta (3.2 %) as can be seen in Figure 1.5.
Little Egypt was a Black neighborhood in Dallas, north of Northwest Highway between Ferndale and Audelia roads, that existed from 1883 to 1962. The community was founded by Jeff and Hanna Hill, two former slaves, who bought the 30-acre plot of land when they were freed after the Civil War.
To the ancient Egyptians themselves, their country was simply known as Kemet, which means 'Black Land', so named for the rich, dark soil along the Nile River where the first settlements began.
Upper Egypt is between the Cataracts of the Nile beyond modern-day Aswan, downriver (northward) to the area of El-Ayait, which places modern-day Cairo in Lower Egypt. The northern (downriver) part of Upper Egypt, between Sohag and El-Ayait, is also known as Middle Egypt.
Beside bread and beer, the ancient Egyptian meals were mainly set from vegetables, fruit, milk, dairy products, and fish. Also, many species of fattened poultry or wild birds were eaten in ancient Egypt. The regular consumption of beef is observed in the higher social class [5].
Egypt, often referred to as "The Land of Ra," earned this nickname due to the prominent and enduring role that the ancient Egyptian sun god Ra played in the religious and cultural life of the country.
Most Cairo slums resulted from explosive post-World War II population growth. But it wasn't until the mid 1960s that slums really started to appear, with little official resistance to informal and clearly illegal subdivision and construction on the agricultural lands at the urban fringes.
With the rise of gentrification and modernization the more poverty stricken and marginalized Cairenes were forced out of the city, and the slums of Cairo tend to be in the periphery. For this reason, Imbaba is on the outskirts. Many residents have menial jobs and the people live in constant fear of eviction.
India's GDP of USD 3178 billion is considerably larger than Egypt's USD 403 billion. But Egypt's per capita GDP (USD 3539) and per capita trade (USD 653) is higher than India's at USD 2097, and USD 423 respectively.
The British military occupied Egypt in 1882 to protect financial interests in the country, culminating in a violent war. Britain won, restored the Khedival authority in Cairo, and established a 'veiled protectorate' over Ottoman-Egypt until the First World War.
English is the most widely used language in tourism. Nowadays, the majority of the road signs in Egypt are written both in Arabic and English. In addition, many English words have started being used by Egyptians in their daily life.
The British occupied Egypt in 1882, but they did not annex it: a nominally independent Egyptian government continued to operate. But the country had already been colonized by the European powers whose influence had grown considerably since the mid-nineteenth century.
What Does Cairo Contain? The city is most famous for containing the famous Giza Pyramids Complex that holds one of the Seven Wonders of the World the Great Pyramid of King Khufu, the world's oldest and biggest statue the Sphinx and the house of mummification the Valley temple.
