Capital northeast of Giza (5)

I believe the answer is:

cairo

(Other definitions for cairo that I've seen before include "Capital of Egypt" , "Al Qahira" , "Capital city on the Nile" , "African city" , "Egypt's capital" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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