City on the Nile
The crossword clue "City on the Nile" is answered by CAIRO, a 5-letter entry. Used 32 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
CAIRO
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CAIRO answer page.
Used 32 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- LUXOR (8 uses in xd)
- QENA (1 uses in xd)
- THEBES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for CAIRO
Every other clue in this collection answered by CAIRO, most used first.
- Egypt's capital - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
- Capital on the Nile - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Capital of Egypt - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- African capital - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Egyptian capital - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Africa's largest city - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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