The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

Some believe that this ancient mural depicts technology far ahead of its time, but in reality it's nothing quite out of place.

Source for a sizable portion of Egypt's freshwater supply is more than an optical illusion.

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

Brightly painted boulders scattered throughout the Sinai Desert.

Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.

Even King Tut was intrigued by the glass of the Great Sand Sea.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

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