Garbage City


Manshiyat Naser district, Cairo, Egypt
It is famous for the Garbage City quarter, which is a slum settlement at the far southern end of Manshiyat Naser, at the base of Mokattam hills on the outskirts of Cairo. Being Cairo’s largest concentration of “Zabbaleen” garbage collectors, its economy revolves around the collection and recycling of the city’s garbage.

Although Manshiyat Naser has streets, shops, and apartments as other areas of the city, it lacks infrastructure and often has no running water, sewers, or electricity.

[Photo from 2009 found here.]

Horus and Anubis, chillin’ in Cairo 2006

[Found here. Story here.]

Fancy Meeting Me Here.

Divers exploring the submerged ruins near Alexandria, Egypt, have recently captured stunning photographs of a Greek statue from the ancient city of Heracleion, also known as Thonis.

[Image found here, story here.]

Sphinx Butt

Its tail is blocking the view. Sorry.
[Found here.]

Stuff I Do When I’m Bored

Ancient Masonry

[Detail & 2nd photo found in here. Satellite view from here. Related post here.]

What a Cheops Shot

The Great Pyramid of Giza, aka The Pyramid of Cheops.

[Large scale image found here via here. Related post here.]