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  • Stone carving of Roman goddess Africa, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah), North African oryx now extinct in the wild, with the Grand Rocher or Great Rock in the background, in the Zone Sahel-Soudan of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah), North African oryx now extinct in the wild, with the Grand Rocher or Great Rock in the background, in the Zone Sahel-Soudan of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African storing goods as taxes to Egypt, including ivory elephant tusks, ebony logs, jars of oil, animal skins and precious stones, detail of a fresco of the vassal countries of the south (Nubia and Sudan), on the west wall of the chapel of the tomb of Rekhmire, an Egyptian noble, official, high priest and governor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African prisoners of war captured under Ramesses II, each with a cartouche listing provinces conquered, relief, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African landscape with houses on stilts and frieze of fish in the Red Sea, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman carving of Aulisua, the African and Mauretanian god of fertility, with inscription, 1st - 3rd century AD, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African prisoners of war captured under Ramesses II, each with a cartouche listing provinces conquered, relief, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African prisoners of war captured under Ramesses II, each with a cartouche listing provinces conquered, relief, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African prisoners of war captured under Ramesses II, each with a cartouche listing provinces conquered, relief, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African landscape with houses on stilts and frieze of fish in the Red Sea, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African landscape with houses on stilts and frieze of fish in the Red Sea, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African landscape with houses on stilts and frieze of fish in the Red Sea, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman carving of Aulisua, the African and Mauretanian god of fertility, with inscription, 1st - 3rd century AD, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A panoramic view of Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 18, 2009. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A panoramic view of Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Panorama From Hotel Mille et Une Nuits, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. The elegant seafront hote, with crenellated walls, has a fine view over the Straits of Gibraltar. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hotel Continental, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 17, 2009. A staircase, its angles emphasized by sun and shade, leads to a terrace with palm trees at this gracious traditional Hotel.  Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A woman in traditional costume and straw hat makes her way through the shadows of a street in the Old Town. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. A group of men are barely seen in the shadowy Old Town. One wears a white Djellaba and cap which catch the little available light. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. A group of men sit along a stone bench in the Old Town. The white cap of one of them catches the rays of the winter afternoon sunshine.  Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. A woman in traditional costume and cardigan walks confidently past an elaborate gateway in the Old Town, her straw hat and veil shading her from the sunshine. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. A view from behind of a woman in green, with two men, approaching an arched gateway in a shady corner of the Old Town. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. The stonework of an old wall, with grass growing from it, contasts with the cool white washed walls framing the view. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A narrow street in the Old Town where clean white and turquoise walls contrast with one old wall whose stonework is bare. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A view through a narrow street showing the dome above the entrance to a mosque. The building is whitewashed with green decoration. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Harbour, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A fisherman works on his boat. Beyond the harbour the city rises in its jumble of new and old buildings.  Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A lamplit corner of the Old Town showing a steep staircase outside a cafe whose tiny door is marked by a signpost. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skyline, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A rooftop view of Notre Dame de l'Assomption (left) and the Great Mosque (right) in Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic, an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 18, 2009. A boy walks confidently along a street, past the old houses with crumbling white washed walls, balconies and roof terraces. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 18, 2009. A small figure climbs a long stone staircase with blue and white painted walls in a corner of the old town. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 18, 2009. An atmospheric view a man in traditional red Djellaba walking past the walls, doors and windows at haphazard angles in a corner of the old town.Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skyline, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 18, 2009. Beneath a wintry sky Tangier lives up to its other name, the 'White City'. Gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic, Tangier is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sunrise over the Medina, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Panoramic view of Spain, seen from Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A terrace stands on the seafront of Tangier with a view across the Straits of Gibraltar to Spain. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hotel Continental, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 17, 2009. A staircase, its angles emphasized by sun and shade, leads to a terrace with palm trees at this gracious traditional Hotel. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. An atmospheric view of a staircase with wrought iron bannister rail, see through a screened window. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. An atmospheric view through a screen of people silhouetted as they pass through a gateway in the Old Town. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. An atmospheric view through a screened window of a courtyard garden in the Old Town lit by dappled winter sunshine. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. Crowds in traditional dress walk through a keyhole shaped archway into a street in the Medina. The sun catches the different colours of the headdresses. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seafront promenade, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A long row of white houses, with awnings above the cafes at street level, stretches along the seafront. Old and new buildings are mixed together in the jumbled cityscape behind the promenade. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. Ancient stonewaork is revealed in crumbling walls where a road zigzags up a asteep slope in the Old Town. An ornate archway pierces the wall leading further into the ancient streets of the Medina. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A rooftop view of the domes, towers and many shaped roofs which form the skyline of Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic, an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tangier, Morocco, pictured on December 27, 2009. A panoramic view of the city as sun rises over the distant hills. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 18, 2009. Boys mooch around a semi-derelict area of the Old Town, which is picturesque with its old walls in earth colours, but evidently a tough environment for these young people. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 18, 2009. Children play in a sloping street, outside typical Medina houses with overhanging upper stories and shuttered windows. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medina Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 18, 2009. An atmospheric view of walls, doors and windows at haphazard angles in a corner of the old town. Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Decumanus Maximus or Main Street, with the Portico of a large house West of the Palace of Gordian, with arches forming the facade of shops, North East quarter, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. The house is built around a small peristyle courtyard with a central pool and shops on both facades, with a secondary apartment with heated rooms to the North East. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The ramps give access to the western portico and the hypostyle hall. On the right is the north processional alley. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portico of a large house West of the Palace of Gordian on the Decumanus Maximus, with arches forming the facade of shops, North East quarter, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. The house is built around a small peristyle courtyard with a central pool and shops on both facades, with a secondary apartment with heated rooms to the North East. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portico of a large house West of the Palace of Gordian on the Decumanus Maximus, with arches forming the facade of shops, North East quarter, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. The house is built around a small peristyle courtyard with a central pool and shops on both facades, with a secondary apartment with heated rooms to the North East. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of the Roman Capitol with columns in the foreground, 2nd century, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the morning. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. This is one of the best preserved Roman temples in North Africa with a portico of six Corinthian columns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the Capitol, 2nd century, seen through the door frame of a house on the Roman market, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the afternoon. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. This is one of the best preserved Roman temples in North Africa with a portico of six Corinthian columns. The market was initially a place for trading slaves. The door is left of one of the largest house of Dougga, called Dar el Acheb. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view from the Dar el Acheb, 2nd century, near the market with the Capitol in the background, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the afternoon. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The Capitol is one of the best preserved Roman temples in North Africa with a portico of six Corinthian columns. The market was initially a place for trading slaves. The door is left of one of the largest houses of Dougga, called Dar el Acheb. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of the Roman Capitol, 2nd century, in  Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the morning. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. This is one of the best preserved Roman temples in North Africa with a portico of six Corinthian columns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the Capitol, 2nd century, seen through a doorframe on the Roman market, Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the morning. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. This is one of the best preserved Roman temples in North Africa with a portico of six Corinthian columns. The market was initially a place for trading slaves. The door is left of one of the largest house of Dougga, called Dar el Acheb. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the Capitol, 2nd century, seen through a doorframe on the Roman market, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the morning. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. This is one of the best preserved Roman temples in North Africa with a portico of six Corinthian columns. The market was initially a place for trading slaves. The door is left of one of the largest house of Dougga, called Dar el Acheb. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of the Roman Capitol, 2nd century, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the morning. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. This is one of the best preserved Roman temples in North Africa with a portico of six Corinthian columns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of the pediment and entablature of the Roman Capitol, 2nd century, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the morning. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. This is one of the best preserved Roman temples in North Africa with a portico of six Corinthian columns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the front of the Roman Capitol, 2nd century, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the morning. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. This is one of the best preserved Roman temples in North Africa with a portico of six Corinthian columns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the Roman Capitol, 2nd century, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the morning. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. This is one of the best preserved Roman temples in North Africa with a portico of six Corinthian columns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
    LCTunisia_08_MC_091.jpg
  • Low angle view of the Roman Capitol, 2nd century, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the morning. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. This is one of the best preserved Roman temples in North Africa with a portico of six Corinthian columns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of the Roman Capitol, 2nd century, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the morning. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. This is one of the best preserved Roman temples in North Africa with a portico of six Corinthian columns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of the Roman Capitol, 2nd century, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the morning. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. This is one of the best preserved Roman temples in North Africa with a portico of six Corinthian columns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of the Roman Capitol, 2nd century, in Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the morning. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. This is one of the best preserved Roman temples in North Africa with a portico of six Corinthian columns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Seti I (kneeling) gives engraved fruits of the Tree of Life or Ished tree (sacred tree of Heliopolis) to the goddess Sekhmet, relief, on the north wall of the Hypostyle Hall (wall of campaigns of Seti I), in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • God Thoth with Ibis head engraving coronation name of Seti I (kneeling) on the fruits of the Tree of Life or Ished tree (sacred tree of Heliopolis), with goddess Sekhmet on the right, relief, on the north wall of the Hypostyle Hall (wall of campaigns of Seti I), in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seti I (kneeling) gives engraved fruits of the Tree of Life or Ished tree (sacred tree of Heliopolis) to the goddess Sekhmet, and Amon-Re (left) and Thoth with ibis head (right), relief, on the north wall of the Hypostyle Hall (wall of campaigns of Seti I), in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ram's head on the prow of the sacred barque of Amon, relief, on the north wall of the Hypostyle Hall (wall of campaigns of Seti I), in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ty standing holding his staff of office, on a papyrus boat in marshland with papyrus plants, with men hunting hippopotamus with spears, painted relief, on the north wall of the chapel in the mastaba tomb of Ty, or Ti, an official in the 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, at Saqqara, Egypt. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tingis Gate, built 169 AD, forming the North East entrance to the city at the Tangiers Gate at the end of the Decumanus Maximus, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tingis Gate, built 169 AD, forming the North East entrance to the city at the Tangiers Gate at the end of the Decumanus Maximus, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roof of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Library of Alexandria, built 1995-2002 in Alexandria, Egypt. The roof is covered with north facing skylights, which avoids damage to the books from direct sunlight. The building also houses a cultural centre, conference centre, museums, art galleries and a planetarium. The library can hold 8 million books and its reading room overs 20,000 m2. It commemorates the original Great Library of Alexandria, founded 3rd century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reading room of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Library of Alexandria, built 1995-2002 in Alexandria, Egypt. The reading room sits on 7 levels covering 20,000m2 with desks for 2000 readers, and is lit from north facing skylights in its glass roof. The building also houses a cultural centre, conference centre, museums, art galleries and a planetarium. It commemorates the original Great Library of Alexandria, founded 3rd century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reading room of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Library of Alexandria, built 1995-2002 in Alexandria, Egypt. The reading room sits on 7 levels covering 20,000m2 with desks for 2000 readers, and is lit from north facing skylights in its glass roof. The building also houses a cultural centre, conference centre, museums, art galleries and a planetarium. It commemorates the original Great Library of Alexandria, founded 3rd century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reading room of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Library of Alexandria, built 1995-2002 in Alexandria, Egypt. The reading room sits on 7 levels covering 20,000m2 with desks for 2000 readers, and is lit from north facing skylights in its glass roof. The building also houses a cultural centre, conference centre, museums, art galleries and a planetarium. It commemorates the original Great Library of Alexandria, founded 3rd century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reading room of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Library of Alexandria, built 1995-2002 in Alexandria, Egypt. The reading room sits on 7 levels covering 20,000m2 with desks for 2000 readers, and is lit from north facing skylights in its glass roof. The building also houses a cultural centre, conference centre, museums, art galleries and a planetarium. It commemorates the original Great Library of Alexandria, founded 3rd century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reading room of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Library of Alexandria, built 1995-2002 in Alexandria, Egypt. The reading room sits on 7 levels covering 20,000m2 with desks for 2000 readers, and is lit from north facing skylights in its glass roof. The building also houses a cultural centre, conference centre, museums, art galleries and a planetarium. It commemorates the original Great Library of Alexandria, founded 3rd century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First Pylon, built under Nectanebo I, 380-362 BC, with remains of the mud brick scaffold used to construct the pylons and other large structures, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The north and south towers of the first pylon form the main entrance to the temple complex. It was the last pylon to be built and was uncompleted and is undecorated. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of enclosure wall surrounding the site, made of mud bricks, in the north west area originally housing shops, at the mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty of the New Kingdom, built 12th century BC, at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, and head of a statue of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The ramps give access to the western portico and the hypostyle hall. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The ramps give access to the western portico and the hypostyle hall. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North side of the second courtyard, with Osiride pillars, depicting the king as mummified Osiris, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The ramps give access to the western portico and the hypostyle hall. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of the Portico leading to the shops on the main street or Decumanus Maximus, looking North East towards the Tingis Gate in the distance, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Chefchaouen and its 15th century Kasbah in the foreground, in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. The Kasbah or fortress served as military camp, seat of power and rulers residence and was used by Ali Ibn Mousa Ibn Rashid in his jihad against the Portuguese. It is surrounded by a wall with 11 defensive towers and a 4-storey watchtower and contains a garden of orange, jasmine and palm trees. It now houses an art gallery and ethnography museum. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Chefchaouen and its 15th century Kasbah in the foreground, in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. The Kasbah or fortress served as military camp, seat of power and rulers residence and was used by Ali Ibn Mousa Ibn Rashid in his jihad against the Portuguese. It is surrounded by a wall with 11 defensive towers and a 4-storey watchtower and contains a garden of orange, jasmine and palm trees. It now houses an art gallery and ethnography museum. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Grande Mosquee or El Masjid El Aadam with its octagonal minaret, in Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. The mosque was built adjoining the kasbah by the son of the town's founder, Ali Ben Rashid. It has longitudinal naves, a prayer hall with 4 gates, a terracotta tiled roof and an octagonal minaret typical of the region. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The town of Chefchaouen and its 15th century Kasbah in the foreground, in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. The Kasbah or fortress served as military camp, seat of power and rulers residence and was used by Ali Ibn Mousa Ibn Rashid in his jihad against the Portuguese. It is surrounded by a wall with 11 defensive towers and a 4-storey watchtower and contains a garden of orange, jasmine and palm trees. It now houses an art gallery and ethnography museum. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stepped street in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narrow street in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Morocco_MC121.jpg
  • Narrow street in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Morocco_MC123.jpg
  • Narrow stepped street painted blue in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narrow stepped street painted blue in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Women talking in a narrow stepped street painted blue in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narrow stepped street painted blue in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountain in a narrow street in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People walking in a street, painted blue, in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Morocco_MC128.jpg
  • Boy walking in a narrow street painted blue with steps leading up to the door of a house, in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man wearing a djellaba climbing the steps of a narrow street painted blue in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Morocco_MC131.jpg
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