Arcade of the mosque

Crammed in Cairo

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October 3rd 2011
Crammed in Cairo As soon as I boarded the plane at Marrakech bound for Cairo, I could already feel the difference between Morocco and Egypt. I went from the calm, laid back setting of Morocco to the buzz of cars and the crazy bustle of 18 million people crammed into the valley of Egypt. Egypt is 94% desert, the rest is green valley where people live and whatever is leftover is dedicated to agri ... read more

Africa » Egypt

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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