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A hyper-remote desert cave dramatized in "The English Patient."

This North African stone complex is considered to be the oldest astronomical observatory on Earth.

Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.

Slum Settlement Filled With Mountains of Garbage.

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

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

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

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

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

Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo.

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

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

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

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

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

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

Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.

The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.

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

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

Brightly painted boulders scattered throughout the Sinai Desert.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

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

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