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A little curiosity.
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Prompt: This Cairo mosque gave its name to a major institution of Islamic learning.
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  1. 01This Cairo mosque gave its name to a major institution of Islamic learning.
  2. 02Cairo's everyday Egyptian flatbread is called aish followed by this word meaning local or of the country.
  3. 03This range of hills rises east of Cairo and overlooks the city.
  4. 04Cairo shops serve this mix of rice, lentils and pasta topped with tomato sauce and fried onions.
  5. 05Cairenes use this Egyptian Arabic word for coffee and, by extension, a neighborhood coffeehouse.