Sunni Sky Skewers

October 22, 2010

A minaret in Islamic Cairo at sunset - Cairo, Egypt - Daily Travel Photos
(Cairo, Egypt)
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A mosque's minaret in Islamic Cairo at sunset.

It's been a rough day at the pyramids - again - so I'll keep this one short and omit the color commentary, except to say Egypt is a predominantly Sunni Muslim country which should help explain the title.

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Portions of the landmark Mosque of Ibn Tulun - Cairo, Egypt - Daily Travel Photos
(Cairo, Egypt)
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Portions of the landmark Mosque of Ibn Tulun in Cairo.

Stick a fork in me... Have a great weekend, yins.

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2 Comments - Sunni Sky Skewers

1) alee -

This is awesome!

November 5, 2010
2) TravelGuy -

Yeah, pretty much the entire city looks like this at sunset! Just thousands of minarets everywehre!

November 5, 2010