A 1952 fire in this city was known as Black Saturday and destroyed the Omar Effendi department store.
A 1952 fire in this city was known as Black Saturday and destroyed the Omar Effendi department store. It is the site of the Ben Ezra Synagogue, whose storeroom was found to contain numerous abandoned Hebrew manuscripts, a collection known as this city's namesake geniza. It was once home to the Khedival Opera House, built on orders of Ismail Pasha. The older portion of this city contains the remnants of Fustat, the original Muslim capital. A major public square in its downtown is named Liberation, or Tahrir Square, and was a major focal point of a 2011 revolution. On its outskirts are the Giza Pyramids. For 10 points, name this largest city in Egypt.
A 1952 fire in this city was known as Black Saturday and destroyed the Omar Effendi department store.
Cairo [or Masr]