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The Cave Churches of Muqattam

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June 29th 2009
Another hidden gem of Cairo is the "cave churches" cut into the Muqattam Hills limestone. On the outskirts of Cairo beyond the Salah Salem Ring Road, is where much of the city's rubbish is collected and sorted. A town has built up here, known as Manshiyet Nasr or Medinet iz-Zabaleen (Rubbish collectors' City). Some history: When Christian Egypt was invaded by Islamic armies in 940AD, Egyptian C ... read more

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more