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Rambles in Cairo (1917)

Devonshire, R. L., Mrs., b. 1864 · Cairo : The Sphinx Printing Press · leaf 56

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r philanthropic institutions (1) The massive yatevvay immediately facing the Mician er Runieyleh; thetwo large towers which flank it were built in 1754 by Radwan Katkhoda. (2) At the same time twelve hundred remaining mamelukes, in different partsof the country, were executed by the Pashas orders.… … — 3 0 . ft) trt s ^ E 1 - o us !■? :3 3W Oi« CO oIS ** £ 6o His huge mosque is seen to great advantage from a distance when,in its incomparable situation, its two slender minarets seem like the lancesof two motionless sentries, mounting guard over Cairo. At close quarters 3. 54 RAMBLES IN CAIRO the…

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