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Cairo is a city, the capital of modern Egypt. It is also the name of the province of Egypt that houses the capital city. (This is in much the same way that Madrid is both the name of the city and the province in which Madrid the city is located.)
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The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.
In ancient Rome this was the name of the modern Italian city of Modena.
Cairo, Egypt
Modern Sparta (Sparti) is the city in the same place as Ancient Sparta in the region of Laconia. It's current population is 35,259, of whom 17,408 lived in the city itself.
Hippo Regius is the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba, in Algeria.
Today's modern day name for the ancient Greek city of Byzantium is Istanbul
Who was Ted - that is a modern name unknown to the ancient Greeks.
The Great Pyramid is situated on the Giza Plateau. Many people don't know that Giza is the name of the city on the West bank of the Nile, and Cairo is the name of the city on the East bank of the Nile. The entire city is often referred to as simply Cairo. However, a more accurate name would be Greater Cairo And Giza. Although modern historians have some differences of opinions about the primary purpose of the pyramid, it Is known to have been the burial site for the Pharoah Khofu. Earlier books call him Cheops, but later Egyptologists have corrected that translation of the hieroglyphs. In modern times, the air pollution from Cairo and Giza threaten all three of the pyramids on the plateau.
the ancient name was "Mesopotamia"
Byzantium is an ancient name for the modern city of Istanbul. Part of Istanbul is in Europe and part of it is in Asia.