Last look at the city of Cairo
This is overlooking Cairo and if you look real carefully at the very center you can see the Pyramids. They are in the center sort of hidden by Cairo's pollution.
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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 se... [read more]
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 se... [read more] Blog: Garbage City, Mohammed Ali Mosque, Khan Al Khalili, and last days in Egypt
Date: June 28th 2006
We started our morning with a tour of Garbage City. Garbage City is not your normal tourist attraction but it was an interesting place to visit. Garbage City is located inside Cairo and its population is 98% Christian. This is the only community in Egypt that is only Christian. Inside the city lives very poor people. They make their living by collecting the garbage in Cairo, sorting it, and recycl ... read more
Date: June 28th 2006
We started our morning with a tour of Garbage City. Garbage City is not your normal tourist attraction but it was an interesting place to visit. Garbage City is located inside Cairo and its population is 98% Christian. This is the only community in Egypt that is only Christian. Inside the city lives very poor people. They make their living by collecting the garbage in Cairo, sorting it, and recycl ... read more
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