Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, as well as the largest city in Africa and the Arab world. The city is located at the southern end of the Nile Delta in the northeastern part of Egypt, across the Nile River. It is majestic and spectacular. It is the political, economic, cultural, and commercial center of the entire Middle East.
and transportation center. Cairo consists of the provinces of Cairo, Giza and Qalyoub, commonly known as Greater Cairo. Cairo is one of the oldest cities in the world. It is also one of the few ancient cities in the world that has suffered the least damage from wars. And
After continuous construction and expansion by successive dynasties and governments, this large city where ancient and modern coexist and reflect each other has been formed.
In Cairo, the buildings that can be seen everywhere are mosques and minarets. In Arabic, the minaret is called "minar", which refers to the place where the muezzin stands to call people to pray. From the 7th century on,
As Islam spread widely in West Asia and North Africa, the art of mosque architecture continued to develop, and minarets also evolved into various styles, becoming an indispensable part of mosque architecture and a highlight of Cairo city.
In 3200 BC, King Menes of Upper Egypt unified Upper and Lower Egypt and established the capital city of Memphis on the west bank of the Nile River, near the top of the delta. Many generations of ancient Egyptian dynasties used this as their ruling center, and built pyramids and a large number of pyramids nearby.
Mausoleum. If you check the pyramid scenic area through Google Maps, you can find a landmark named "Memphis and its Cemetery Pyramid". In 30 BC, the Roman Empire invaded Egypt and repaired and expanded the ancient Persian and Greek city of Babylon (now the old Cairo area).
In 30 BC, the Roman Empire invaded Egypt and repaired and expanded the ancient Persian-Greek city of Babylon (today's Old Cairo). After that, towns such as Askar and Katye were established nearby. By 969 AD, the Fatimid dynasty finally conquered Egypt.
, and built a city and capital north of the town of Fustat that year, naming it Cairo. During the reign of Saladin in the 12th century, the above towns were unified into the city of Cairo. Cairo means "Conqueror", "Victory City"
, marked the final conquest of ancient Egypt by the Arabs, and also marked the end of ancient Egyptian history.
Later, due to the change of the Arab dynasty, the invasion of the Ottoman Empire and the French King Napoleon, it was not until the early 19th century, when Muhammad Ali became the ruler of Egypt, that Cairo truly became the political center of Egypt. In history, although it was unfortunate, it was fortunate.
What is surprising is that Cairo has never suffered a devastating war in the past more than a thousand years. Most of the historical buildings in the city have survived, and some old towns even retain a certain medieval style.
From a small new city in the north of Fustat, Cairo has transformed through continuous expansion into a super metropolis with a population of more than 20 million. Today, Cairo is the city with the largest population and largest area in Arab and African countries.
It is also one of the political and cultural centers of the Islamic world today.
However, with the rapid development of the city, Cairo is currently facing a series of serious problems: rapid population growth and excessive density; urban infrastructure cannot keep up, and urban sanitation is poor; serious traffic congestion; many dilapidated and old buildings...
I believe that the first impression of everyone who has been to Cairo is that it is crowded and traffic jams make you doubt your life.
Egypt's population has experienced a big explosion in the past 60 years. United Nations data shows that since 1960, Egypt's population has almost quadrupled to 111 million people, making it the most populous Arab country and the most populous on the African continent.
The third largest country.
However, Egypt is located in northeastern Africa, with a land area of about 1 million square kilometers. It seems not small, but 97% of the land is desert, with an average annual rainfall of only 200 millimeters. Simply put, there is a lack of water and arable land. Fortunately, Egypt still has
There is the Nile River. About 95% of the population lives along the Nile River, the Nile Delta and along the Suez Canal.
Here, it has become one of the most densely populated areas in the world, with an average of 1,540 people per square kilometer. The capital, Cairo, has become a "heavy hit area" in terms of population.
To put it simply, with the increase in population, Egypt's barren land can no longer support so many people, so what should the extra population do? They can only go to big cities to find survival opportunities, so more and more Egyptians
I went to Cairo to look for job opportunities.
This has also caused the entire Cairo to rapidly develop into large slums. Data released by the World Bank shows that 60% of Egypt’s population is poor or disadvantaged, and the gap between rich and poor is serious. In Cairo, low-income groups and some middle class can even only
Living in shantytowns, only the rich can live in relatively well-managed gated communities. In addition, the garbage in Egypt has been accumulated on both sides of the streets for a long time and has not been cleaned up. Some blocks do not even have sewers, and there are a large number of slums.
They gather around the city, and donkey-drawn carts, which are prohibited by law, often appear on the streets. These have led to the continuous deterioration of the living environment of Cairo people. According to data released by the German government’s International Cooperation Agency, nearly 70% of urban residents live in
in more than 100 slums around the greater Cairo metropolitan area.
Not only that, Cairo also has four of the largest slums in Egypt, with a total population exceeding 3 million, of which the "City of the Dead" slum has a population of up to 1 million.
The so-called City of the Dead was originally a family cemetery built by some local dignitaries in Cairo. After hundreds of years of development, it gradually turned into a huge slum. The City of the Dead is located on the outskirts of Cairo, with a total area of about 6 square meters.
kilometers. This was originally a place used by Cairo people to build cemeteries, so you can see tombs next to each other. But next to the tombs are regular houses and courtyards, and there are still people living in them.
The living and the dead live together without seeming to be incompatible, which is also a major feature of Egypt.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Due to the large population, urban infrastructure cannot keep up, so the security of the city's slums is very poor. It is difficult to find a police officer even if something happens in there.
In addition, in recent years, the world's shipping has been disrupted by the Atlanteans, and the Suez Canal has basically been shut down. At the same time, due to the paralysis of shipping, Egypt's finances have been in trouble, and it has also led to business recession. As a result, the city's
A large number of unemployed people have appeared, and Egypt's food problem has also fallen into crisis (Egypt's food self-sufficiency rate is very low and requires a large amount of imports), all factors combined.
This led to a rapid decline in overall public security, and major slums began to fall into virtual "gang autonomy."
The police can't control it at all.
So when Tianqi and the others entered the City of the Dead, no one noticed them at all.
No one cares either.
The brotherhood paid to rent a large house there as a base.
When Tian Qi walked in, he felt bad. This place was actually underground. According to the building specifications... this place was actually a mausoleum. It seemed that it was dug up by later generations and then built over it.
It became a residence.
This made Tianqi very uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Tianqi is not picky.
On the contrary he was happy.
Because he saw the hope of taking control of this country. Originally, he planned to use some means. But after looking at the crowded and resentful poor people outside, as well as the poor sanitation and production environment, he knew that this country was a firehouse.
Bucket, just a little spark can blow up the entire country.
In fact, it's pretty much the same.
Egypt is a very unlucky country. It basically has nothing. The national economy is close to collapse and the people are miserable. Coupled with the conflicts between religion and secularity, the whole society is full of hostility and resentment. Everyone seems to be looking for an outlet.
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This is perfect for making trouble!
So he doesn't care too much about the current living conditions.
He's moving out soon anyway.
"Let everyone get to know this country, see how the people in this country are living, and what their needs are. Next, I will arrange follow-up actions."
Apocalypse gave an order that no one understood. After all, their fundamental purpose was never to liberate ordinary people. The people who can get here are basically extremists. They do not take the initiative to massacre ordinary people.
This is already the biggest concession.
Of course, what is more likely is that if they do this, they will definitely attract a blow from superheroes.
Everyone looked at the angel, and by the way, he was the archangel now. They hoped that the archangel could show off a little bit. They were not here to be the savior.
The archangel walked up to Tianqi and asked in a very tangled manner: "Sir... I am not resisting your order, but... why? We are different from them, we are more noble!"
Apocalypse was not angry when faced with the archangel's question.
Do you get angry when a child asks you why?
of course not.
Tianqi just sighed, feeling that children nowadays are really far behind.
"Tell me, my Archangel. What do you think we should do?"
"We..." The archangel was a little afraid, but with the encouragement of Apocalypse, the archangel continued: "We should get back the status we deserve. We are the future of mankind, we are a more advanced species, we
You deserve to have everything.”
This is also the ultimate pursuit of the mutant supremacy theory. It is the same as the ultimate goal pursued by blacks and Jews active in Western society at this stage. They hope to become "Draons".
"That's right! That's what I'm here for. What do you think conquest and enslavement are?" Apocalypse likes the concept of mutant supremacy very much. After all, he is the true ancestor of this concept!
"Is it still the same as it was thousands of years ago, with ordinary people in ragged clothes and skinny slaves working all day long?" Apocalypse received information very quickly, and in just a few days, he understood the routine of modern society.
, the relationship between domination and being ruled has not changed even in the world thousands of years later.
Only the way of explanation has changed.
Essentially, it just makes it easier for the ruler to accept being ruled. Of course, there is still progress.
This gave Tianqi a great inspiration.
The bigger reason why he was so towards the Egyptians was because of hatred.
His father and his tribe were killed by the Egyptians. Although their tribe was very miserable and he himself was not living a good life. He went through harsh training every day, but the people in the tribe were really good to him.
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Originally, the tribe did not have enough to eat, but even so, they would not let Tianqi go hungry.
They revered him and believed that the revelation could lead them to escape from being oppressed and driven out by Pharaoh and the Egyptians.
They were just a small nomadic tribe. They were not allowed to go near the Nile River, and they were not even allowed to enter the larger oases. Because they were once enemies of the Egyptians. They were targeted and driven away.
This was common in those days.
Sedentary peoples hate nomadic tribes running around, and most of them don't mind being bandits.
But to Tianqi, they are still different existences.
That's their family.
As a result, his family all died overnight.
So Apocalypse hates the Egyptians. Otherwise, he has many ways to rule the Egyptians instead of torturing and enslaving them. He just wants revenge. Otherwise, why is he not all in Cairo? He has to build a city on the ruins of his own tribe?
You know, their tribe came to that ghost place because they were driven out... They were in a bad environment. How could it be as good as Cairo?
All that was because he wanted revenge.
Now, in the whole of Egypt...are there really any Egyptians?
The Egypt of today is very, very different from the Egypt of that time. Strange religions have replaced the polytheism of the past, and even the races are different. About 90% of the population of modern Egypt are Arabs and Europas.
The remaining about 10% are mainly Copts, who are considered "mixed" descendants of the ancient Egyptians.
The Egyptians who were originally ruled by Apocalypse have long since disappeared.
So of course, Apocalypse doesn't have any ill feelings towards these Egyptians.
Just treat it normally.
The archangel shook his head, even the most extreme mutants knew this was impossible.
"So, we need to change, we need to dominate, and at the same time make good use of these stupid people. Aren't they dissatisfied with the status quo? We just take advantage of it! We don't necessarily need force to conquer this country! We just need to dominate.
Yes, there are many types of slavery. Archangel, you should know it very well!"
Of course the archangel knows that, after all, Western countries are masters in this field, and there are endless means of cultural infiltration, economic slavery, and so on.
"We need a prosperous country to bring us everything. After all, a king also needs subjects. Otherwise, who will help me earn our wealth? How will our power be reflected? Do you want mutants to help us?
Let’s grow food and work for us in the factory?”
Tianqi said.
The archangel quickly understood Apocalypse's plan.
Apocalypse plans to build a pyramid society in Egypt. The mutants will become the top of the pyramid, and the ordinary people who surrender to them will become the middle of the pyramid. Through them, the mutants will rule the entire country!
"So, what do we do?"
"Learn from those superheroes!" Tianqi gave the answer very happily. "I have read all the news about superheroes. They have a good reputation. Many people are willing to support them and even believe in them, more than they believe in the government. This is
Well, that's what we need. In America, those superheroes can do it, and in this country of resentment and turmoil, it's easier! So, my children, get to know what you're about to do.
The country you rule, get rid of those scum, and then let all the confused people support you, and then it’s time to harvest!”
Apocalypse looked at his 'children' with a smile, and the other mutants almost understood Apocalypse's thinking.
Apocalypse did not launch an armed coup as soon as it came up, but was very thief in planning to unite the people at the bottom and increase its legitimacy!
