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Cairo, Egypt Giza, Egypt: Pyramids Cairo: skyline Cairo: Khān al-Khalīli bazaar Cairo: City of the Dead quarter Cairo: moucharaby Cairo: Mosque of Aḥmad ibn Ṭūlūn Cairo: Citadel of Saladin Cairo: Bāb Zuwaylah Cairo: Muḥammad ʿAlī Mosque
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Cairo: Citadel of Saladin
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Actual continental drift of plates. Thematic map.
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Pakistan Monument is a landmark in Islamabad which represents the four provinces of Pakistan.
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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
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