The capital city founded in 969 by the Fatimid dynasty near Giza is which city?

The capital city founded in 969 by the Fatimid dynasty near Giza is which city?

• A. Cairo
• B. Alexandria
• C. Luxor
• D. Giza

Answer: (A)

The main idea is recognizing the city that the Fatimid dynasty founded as their capital in 969 near the old Fustat settlement by the Nile. They established it at Al-Qahirah, meaning “the conqueror,” and over time this city came to be known as Cairo. So the city fits because it was created specifically as the Fatimid capital in that period and location near Giza. Alexandria existed as a Greek-founded city long before, Luxor is the site of ancient Thebes, and Giza is the older pyramids area that’s part of the Cairo region but not the Fatimid-founded capital.

The main idea is recognizing the city that the Fatimid dynasty founded as their capital in 969 near the old Fustat settlement by the Nile. They established it at Al-Qahirah, meaning “the conqueror,” and over time this city came to be known as Cairo. So the city fits because it was created specifically as the Fatimid capital in that period and location near Giza.

Alexandria existed as a Greek-founded city long before, Luxor is the site of ancient Thebes, and Giza is the older pyramids area that’s part of the Cairo region but not the Fatimid-founded capital.