A military barracks located near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. The site is part of the historical Kasr-El-Nil Barracks, which have been mentioned in the history of Tahrir Square. Cairo, being the capital city of Egypt, has been a central location for many significant events in the country's past.
The Nile River valley and delta, where Cairo is situated, was the home of one of the principal civilizations of the ancient Middle East and was the site of one of the world's earliest urban and literate societies. Egypt has a rich history, having been unified around 3150 BC by King Narmer and later coming under Persian, Greek, Roman, and Islamic rule before joining the Ottoman Empire in 1517. It became a republic in 1953 after being controlled by Britain in the late 19th century.