Fuck Yeah Egypt

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CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 20: The word ‘Allah’ crowns the decorated mihrab (prayer niche) in the Mamluk 14th century Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad mosque in the Citadel, the seat of Islamic rule over the country for about 700 years since it was built by Salah al-Din in the late 12th century, on February 20, 2009 in Cairo, Egypt. Despite being known primarily for its Pharaonic monuments, some almost 5,000 years old, the country has a rich Islamic heritage. The various Muslim dynasties, which ruled the country since its capture from the Byzantines by the Muslim Arabs in 639 AD until the demise of the Ottoman Turks at the end of the First World War, have left the country with hundreds of splendid religious buildings erected by the ruling elite of more than 1,200 years.

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