Bulaq

Wikalet el Balah

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May 25th 2009
On one of my first days here, we went for an excursion to Bulaq, which is on the other side of the 26th July bridge from Zamalek. There is an old mosque here called the Mosque of Abu el Ala which dates from 1485, and the bridge marks where the Port of Bulaq used to be, the old entry point for travellers to Cairo. Nowadays, directly across from the mosque is a large used clothing market called Wi ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

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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