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  • Mange hunder lever på gata, men den ene av disse har halsbånd og er ikke herreløs. Bydelen Sekkala i Hurghada, Egypt.
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  • Hurghada, Egypt. Hunder som lever på gata, Sekkala.  Foto: Bente Haarstad
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  • People working for animal rights in Egypt askes tourist to be alert, and to check if the horse or camel is well treated and healthy before hiring animals and going on a ride.
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  • People working for animal rights in Egypt askes tourist to be alert, and to check if the horse or camel is well treated and healthy before hiring animals and going on a ride.
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  • Egyptisk vindmøllesatsing i samarbeid med danskene, på vegen mellom Hurghada og Kairo. Foto: Bente Haarstad Wind turbines used in wind farms for commercial production of electric power are usually three-bladed and pointed into the wind by computer-controlled motors. Wind energy production in Egypt.
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  • Egyptisk vindmøllesatsing i samarbeid med danskene, på vegen mellom Hurghada og Kairo. Foto: Bente Haarstad Wind turbines used in wind farms for commercial production of electric power are usually three-bladed and pointed into the wind by computer-controlled motors. Wind energy production in Egypt.
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  • Skulptures of Basted, The Cat Godess, is sold everywere on tourist markets in Egypt. But live cats, who were ones holy creatures, are in no high esteem today. At Beni Hasan, an Egyptian archeological site, more than 300,000 mummified cats were unearthed. Cats were regarded with something approaching veneration, to the extent that to kill one was a capital offence. They were also very important in ancient Egypt. Cats guarded the royal granaries and kept them free from rats and mice that threatened the food supplies. Grains provided the egyptians with the main staple foods of bread and beer... Cats and dogs used to be holy animals in ancient Egypt, but not any more.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry, with Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh as the main attractions for resorts in luxury and summer all year around. Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry, with Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh as the main attractions for resorts in luxury and summer all year around. Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Grand Hotell, Hurghada. Foto: Bente Haarstad Egypt has a growing tourist industry, with Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh as the main attractions for resorts in luxury and summer all year around. Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Grand Hotell, Hurghada. Foto: Bente Haarstad Egypt has a growing tourist industry, with Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh as the main attractions for resorts in luxury and summer all year around. Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry, with Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh as the main attractions for resorts in luxury and summer all year around. Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Grand Hotell, Hurghada. Foto: Bente Haarstad Egypt has a growing tourist industry, with Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh as the main attractions for resorts in luxury and summer all year around. Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • homeless dogs are everywere in Egypt. Even on the beach, like here in Sharm el Sheikh, but in touristic places they are usually chasen away. Cats and dogs used to be holy animals in ancient Egypt, but not any more.
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  • In early times Bast (or 'Bastet') was a goddess with the head of a lion or a desert sand-cat. She was regarded as mother of Mahes, a lion-headed god. She was usually depicted as a cat, or as a woman with the head of a cat or lion. It was only in the New Kingdom that she gained the head of a house cat and became a much more 'friendly' goddess. Skulptures of Basted, The Cat Godess, is sold everywere on tourist markets in Egypt. But live cats, who were ones holy creatures, are in no high esteem today. Cats and dogs used to be holy animals in ancient Egypt, but not any more.
    tholycat.jpg
  • Skulptures of Basted, The Cat Godess, is sold everywere on tourist markets in Egypt. And also used as decoration, like here outside a casino in Sharm El Sheikh.  But live cats, who were ones holy creatures, are in no high esteem today. At Beni Hasan, an Egyptian archeological site, more than 300,000 mummified cats were unearthed. Cats were regarded with something approaching veneration, to the extent that to kill one was a capital offence. Cats and dogs used to be holy animals in ancient Egypt, but not any more.
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  • Hurghada, Egypt. Foto: Bente Haarstad Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Hurghada, Egypt. Den nye havna i sentrum, Sekkala.  Foto: Bente Haarstad Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Hurghada, Egypt. Den nye havna i sentrum, Sekkala.  Foto: Bente Haarstad Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • homeless dogs are everywere in Egypt. Even on the beach, like here in Sharm el Sheikh, but in touristic places they are usually chasen away.
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  • Hurghada, Egypt. Stort utvalg av frukt, blant annet guava og nydelige mandariner. Foto: Bente Haarstad A fruit shop in Sakkara in ther center of Hurghada, Egypt.
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  • Hurghada, Egypt. Stort utvalg av frukt, blant annet guava og nydelige mandariner. Foto: Bente Haarstad A fruit shop in Sakkara in ther center of Hurghada, Egypt.
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  • Hurghada, Egypt. Stort utvalg av frukt, blant annet guava og nydelige mandariner. Foto: Bente Haarstad A fruit shop in Sakkara in ther center of Hurghada, Egypt.
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  • Cairo and the Pyramids of Giza just outside the town are the biggest attraction in Egypt. Windsor Hotel is in the old colonial style. Windsor Hotel, Cairo.
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  • Hurghada, Egypt. Stort utvalg av frukt, blant annet guava og nydelige mandariner. Foto: Bente Haarstad A fruit shop in Sakkara in ther center of Hurghada, Egypt.
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  • Al Musterfa Mosque in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
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  • Al Musterfa Mosque in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
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  • Al Musterfa Mosque in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
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  • Al Musterfa Mosque in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
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  • Al Musterfa Mosque in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
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  • Anubis the dog god. Anubis is closely associated with funerary rites and the afterlife. He was guide to the dead and the one who weighted the souls of the deceased against the feather of Maat (truth and order). It is unknown what type of animal Anubis is represented by, most likely a jackal or a wild dog, or a hybrid of both. Cats and dogs used to be holy animals in ancient Egypt, but not any more.
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  • The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
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  • The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
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  • The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
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  • The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
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  • Hurghada. Hotell Jasmin Village. Foto: Bente Haarstad Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Hotel Aqua Vista, Hurghada, Egypt. Foto: bente Haarstad Egypt has a growing tourist industry, with Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh as the main attractions for resorts in luxury and summer all year around.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
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  • The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
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  • The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
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  • The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
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  • The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
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  • Al Musterfa Mosque in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
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  • Al Musterfa Mosque in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
    al_mustafa_mosque_sharm_elsheikh (2).jpg
  • The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
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  • The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
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  • The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
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  • The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Hurghada. Foto: Bente Haarstad Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
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  • Hotel Aqua Vista, Hurghada, Egypt. Foto: bente Haarstad Egypt has a growing tourist industry, with Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh as the main attractions for resorts in luxury and summer all year around.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
    hurghada_grand_resort001.JPG
  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
    sharmelsheikh010.JPG
  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
    sharmelsheikh009.JPG
  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
    sharmelsheikh008.JPG
  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
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  • Egypt has a growing tourist industry. Hurghada has wonderful beaches by the Red Sea, and a lot of big resorts and hotels.
    l pacha (4).JPG
  • Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Like Hurghada on the other side of the Red Sea it is one of the most touristic towns in Egypt. Filled with luxury hotels and big resorts.
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  • Egypt var en gang et kristent land og har fortsatt mange kristne og kirker. Foto: Bente Haarstad Daily life in Cairo, the biggest city in Africa, with something between 18 and 22 mill. inhabitants.
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  • Khan El-Khalili-basaren i Kairo, Egypt. Foto: Bente Haarstad Daily life in Cairo, the biggest city in Africa, with something between 18 and 22 mill. inhabitants. Khan el-Khalili is a major souk in the Islamic district of Cairo. The bazaar is one of Cairo's main attractions.
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  • Khan El-Khalili-basaren i Kairo, Egypt. Foto: Bente Haarstad Daily life in Cairo, the biggest city in Africa, with something between 18 and 22 mill. inhabitants. Khan el-Khalili is a major souk in the Islamic district of Cairo. The bazaar is one of Cairo's main attractions.
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  • Khan El-Khalili-basaren i Kairo, Egypt. Foto: Bente Haarstad Daily life in Cairo, the biggest city in Africa, with something between 18 and 22 mill. inhabitants. Khan el-Khalili is a major souk in the Islamic district of Cairo. The bazaar is one of Cairo's main attractions.
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  • Khan El-Khalili-basaren i Kairo, Egypt. Foto: Bente Haarstad Daily life in Cairo, the biggest city in Africa, with something between 18 and 22 mill. inhabitants. Khan el-Khalili is a major souk in the Islamic district of Cairo. The bazaar is one of Cairo's main attractions.
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  • Hurghada, Egypt. Foto: Bente Haarstad One of many contruction sites in Hurghada. The city is building new hotels all the time, randomly it seems.
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  • Utenfor Khan El-Khalili-basaren i Kairo, Egypt. Foto: Bente Haarstad Daily life in Cairo, the biggest city in Africa, with something between 18 and 22 mill. inhabitants. Khan el-Khalili is a major souk in the Islamic district of Cairo. The bazaar is one of Cairo's main attractions.
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  • Snorkeling outside Tiran Island in the Red Sea. The island belongs to Egypt, and is part of the Ras Muhammad National Park.
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  • Snorkeling outside Tiran Island in the Red Sea. The island belongs to Egypt, and is part of the Ras Muhammad National Park.
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