Since tourism through the scavengerís village is not a thriving industry, reaching the Monastery of St. Simon is no small feat, yet as the largest Chr

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Since tourism through the scavengerís village is not a thriving industry, reaching the Monastery of St. Simon is no small feat, yet as the largest Christian church within a handful of countries, hundreds of thousands of people make the pilgrimage each year Taken @Cairo, Egypt

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