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  1. People at Fishawi (coffee house), Bazaar of Khan al-Khalili, market area.
  2. Camel traders at the Birqash market, Cairo.
  3. Man smoking a shisha pipe near Darb al-Ahmar street in the old city, Cairo
  4. Sultan Hassan Mosque against the smoggy city background.

    Sultan Hassan Mosque, Cairo

    by Sean Caffrey

  5. Camel drivers on a windy day at the Pyramids.
  6. A worshipper walks the halls of the highly polished Mosque of Al-Hakim in Cairo
  7. One of the few pedestrian only areas of Cairo is the Midan Tahrir or Liberation Square
  8. A happy group of taxi drivers in front of the Ramses Hotel in Cairo
  9. Enjoying strong, sweet, black tea with a water pipe in Islamic Cairo
  10. A local man enjoys a cheroot in the back streets of Central Cairo

    man enjoys a cheroot, Cairo

    by Phil Weymouth

  11. Buying coffee in the souq area of Al-Miuzz li-Din, Islamic Cairo
  12. A boat makes its way up the River Nile, while central Cairo is covered with a mixture of sand and smog
  13. Making pancakes on A-Muizz li-Din in Islamic Cairo, the pancakes are cooked on a hotplate, sprinkled with icing sugar, wrapped and then eaten as take-away
  14. Coutryard and ablution fountain of Ibn Tulun Mosque (876-79).
  15. Cairo Hilton on Nile with downtown in background.
  16. Woman cleaning her house in the Northern Cemetery, Bab el Nasr.
  17. Sufi dancing from Egyptian Heritage Dance Troupe.
  18. Painted coffee house near the Tawfiqiyya Souq in Cairo.

    Painted coffee house, Cairo

    by Rocco Fasano

  19. Fruit and vegetable market along Tawfiqiyya Souq in Cairo.
  20. Crowded streets of Cairo at sunset.
  21. Camel driver at Giza.
  22. Al Amr mosque and palms.

    Al Amr mosque and palms, Cairo

    by Christine Osborne

  23. The Qanater ferry terminal on the Nile. The whole area north of central Cairo is a popular day trip for locals and tourists alike. Qanater is also recognised as the start of the Nile Delta region.

    Qanater ferry terminal on Nile

    by Anders Blomqvist

  24. Pyramids Mycerinus, Chephren and Cheops at Giza with Cairo suburbs in background.
  25. Camel trader, Birqash market, Cairo.
  26. Street Vendor, markets in Islamic Cairo.
  27. Oblique view of the domes and minarets of the Mosque of Mohammed Ali situated on the east wall of the Citadel overlooking the Lower Enclosure. This mosque was built over an 18 year period between 1830-48 and houses the remains of its namesake.

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    by Donald C. & Priscilla Alexander Eastman

  28. In view of the minaret of the Mosque Al-Hakim are the markets of Sugar street in Islamic Cairo made famous by the writings of Naguib Mahfouz.

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    by Eddie Gerald

  29. The courtyard of the Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir (1318-35) Cairo at the Citadel.

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    by Andrew Burke

  30. A tourist police riding a camel above Cairo.

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    by Casey & Astrid Mahaney

  31. Camels and pyramids at sunset.

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    by Casey & Astrid Mahaney

  32. Ancient gold statues at Egyptian Museum.

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    by Corinne Humphrey

  33. Old lantern in Cairo's Coptic Christian Church.

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    by Rocco Fasano

  34. Young Cairo lemonade vendor.

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    by Rocco Fasano

  35. View over Islamic Cairo buildings.

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    by John Elk III

  36. Downtown skyline viewed across the Nile.

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    by John Elk III

  37. The Sphinx lit by red light.

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    by Ernest Manewal

  38. Man carrying large basket of bread through Bazaar of Khan al-Khalili, market area.

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    by Frans Lemmens

  39. Tourist on camel near pyramid.

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    by Holger Leue

  40. Security guard at pyramids of Giza.

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    by Holger Leue

  41. Richly decorated domed ceiling at Sultan Hassan Mosque.

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    by Sean Caffrey

  42. Domed interior, Coptic Cairo.

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