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The Sphinx and the Great Pyramid.
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Camels on their lunch break at the Pyramids.
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The Great Pyramids at Giza, built between 2580 and 2560 BCE. The one in the center is Khufu's Pyramid, the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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A police officer rides on a camel.
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The Mosque of Sultan Hassan in Cairo. President Obama visited it when he gave a speech in Cairo in 2009.
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A sailboat called a felucca sails on the Nile River. The Cairo Tower, an important landmark, stands behind.
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A prayer space in a Muslim house includes a traditional prayer rug, the Qur'an (holy book), and prayer beads.
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A package of Twinkies with the name written in English and Arabic.
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The Sahara Desert
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The Black Desert, part of the Sahara Desert, which was formed by a volcano thousands of years ago.
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The White Desert, located just next to the Black Desert.
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The White Desert is full of sandstone sculptures like this one. They were carved by the sun and wind over hundreds of years.
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Hi! This is me showing a view of the Nile in Aswan, the southernmost city in Egypt.
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Cleopatra's swimming pool. The Nile flooded every year that Cleopatra was Queen, and if the flood was large, some of it filled this pool so that she could swim in it!
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The Valley of the Kings in Luxor, where most of ancient Egypt's kings and queens are buried.
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The tomb of King Tut
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The entrance to a King's tomb.
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Hieroglyphics inside the tomb.
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A heiroglyph of the sun God Ra.
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This shows just how small and detailed some of the hieroglyphics are.
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Hieroglyphics inside the tombs of the workers who built the Valley of the Kings.
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A statue outside the temple of Queen Hatshepsut. She ruled longer than any other queen in Egypt.
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Cairo is always full of traffic. The black cars are taxi cabs.
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Inside a taxi cab.
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Egyptians on a public bus and moped go about their day.
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Brass and silver lamps of all shapes and sizes at Khan el-Khalili, Cairo's main market.
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Colorful tops, bags, and scarves at the market.
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A boy carries a tray of bread on his head.
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Spices at the market.
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Friends enjoying a day in the park. The scarves on their heads are called hijabs.
