A mausoleum in the Coptic cemetery

Cairo part one wrapup

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August 21st 2011
So now I'm in Istanbul - the topic for another blog at some point I suppose. Anyway, thought I would fill you all in on our adventures in Egypt. After visiting the Pyramids, we took the next day to go to Coptic Cairo. Coptic Cairo is a part of Cairo where the Copts, an ancient Christian sect who now form something like 10%!o(MISSING)f Egyptian societ ... 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