rubbish waiting to be collected by the zabbaleen ,back streets of Al Ghuriyya(al ghariya), Islamic Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

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Cairo is Islamic, though some areas are more so than others. Actually, this area is no more Islamic than Central Cairo, but as though walking through a time machine you are transported back to Cairo's past Islamic heritage, to a world of ancient mosques and 1,500 hundred year old markets; to medieval forts and a place that is strange , weird and fascinating , full of hidden treasures and places to discover.

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Location: Al Ghuriyya(al ghariya), Islamic Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Photo credit: © paul christoforou / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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