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Cairo University

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Cairo University is a public university in Giza, Egypt. Founded on 21 December 1908, it is the second oldest institution of higher education in Egypt after Al-Azhar University, not counting the pre-existing higher professional schools that later became its constituent colleges. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Founded Year
1908 1
Ownership Type
Public 1
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
Statistics
Enrollment Size
207,853 2
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Source Cairo University (country source)
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1. Cairo University (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section, first paragraph
    Founded on 21 December 1908
  • Lead section
    Cairo University is a public university in Giza, Egypt.
  • Description, institution-kind classification
    Cairo University is a public university in Giza, Egypt.
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2. Wikidata: Cairo University
  • Wikidata Q194445, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q194445, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q194445 P2196 (number of students) (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q194445 P2196 (number of students), CORRECTION of char-code cast defect (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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Cairo University (Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa)
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Opened as the small, private Egyptian University in 1908 and taken over as a state university in 1925
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