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A deserted Bedouin village lines the shores of this stunning desert oasis.

Landscape of bizarrely shaped desert mountains and innumerable rock carvings.

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

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

Located near Cairo's El Korba district, the abandoned mansion continues to inspire mystery and rumor throughout the city.

It might not be the prettiest pyramid in Egypt, but it may be the muddiest.

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

The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.

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

Brightly painted boulders scattered throughout the Sinai Desert.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

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

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.

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

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

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

The world's most remote memorial to the victims of the UTA Flight 772 disaster.

Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.

Yemen's "Stone Palace" looks like it was carved right out of the tall stone column on which it is built.

One of the most remote and isolated villages on the Arabian Peninsula.

A mesmerizing reservoir nestled at the heart of a pre-Islamic Yemeni village.