Cairo is the southernmost city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County. A river city, Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in Illinois and is the state's only city to be surrounded by levees. The city is named after Egypt's capital on the Nile and is located in the river-crossed area of Southern Illinois. It is coterminous with Cairo Precinct.

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Cairo is the southernmost city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County. A river city, Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in Illinois and is the state's only city to be surrounded by levees. The city is named after Egypt's capital on the Nile and is located in the river-crossed area of Southern Illinois. It is coterminous with Cairo Precinct.

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Notable quotes

“abdelnasser abdelfattah says Cairo is the strongest country and despite all the difficulties, Cairo is the first country that Islam introduced and it is the country of men.”
— abdelnasser abdelfattah says Cairo will remain Cairo and every country has a whore
“He had found in Cairo what he had hoped to find in every other city in the world: leisure, importance, ease, warmth, and wealth; as well as a few moments of really great experience.”
— , The Diplomat (1949), pp. 13–14

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Cairo across IJR

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Landgrab: Urbano Cairo EditionPaint the map. Hold the line. Take the world. Now starring the Urbano Cairo parody.

Studio characters

Poal CairoOff script, off duty, unreasonably available.Humberto CairoThe Screen figure, cornered at a party and loving it.Giavani CairoHeadline energy, small-talk hours.

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