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Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

Egypt‘s biggest flea market Souq al Goma in photos

Nothing in Cairo goes to waste. It is a city in which an entire district is devoted to recycling, and […]

November 3, 2017 By maverickbird
antique for sale at friday market
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

Friday Market in Cairo‘s City of the Dead

There are markets and then there is the Cairo Friday Market. Popularly known as the Souq al Goma, this sprawling […]

November 2, 2017

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