Photos of Cairo: Oldtown and downtown north of Al Azhar

This is a collection of photos taken in December 2009 in the Cairo downtown, in the Islamic oldtown north of Shari Al-Azhar, and in the Al-Bulaq district.

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Apartment building in downtown
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Men sitting in cafe near Midan Tahrir
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Street near Midan Tahrir at sunset
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Apartment building, Shari Al-Muski
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Crowded Shari Al-Muski
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Crowded Shari Al-Muski
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Creepy dolls, Shari Al-Muski
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Stuffed toys, Shari Al-Muski
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Shoppers at Shari Al-Muski
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Shari Al-Muski
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Crowded Midan Port Said
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Crowded Midan Port Said
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Crowded Midan Port Said
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Crowded Midan Port Said
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Weird apartment building, Midan Ataba
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Food and drink sellers, Midan Ataba
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Mosque of Sultan Barquq Qalaun (Khan Al-Khalili area)
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Sabil-Kuttab of Katkhuda (Khan Al-Khalili area)
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People in front of service taxi, Al-Bulaq
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Men, children on truck, Al-Bulaq
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Shopping street in Al-Bulaq
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Residential street in Al-Bulaq
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Residential street in Al-Bulaq
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Poor residential quarter, rubble in Al-Bulaq
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Butcher shop, Al-Bulaq
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Vegetable seller, Al-Bulaq
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Bread seller, Al-Bulaq
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Group of blind men entering on-ramp of 5th of May Nile bridge
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Large clothing market at Al-Bulaq

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