Cairo and Giza from Giza Plateau - Egypt

When you see pictures of the pyramids, it seems that they are isolated miles from anywhere, however in reality, they are on the outskirts of modern-day Giza and Cairo, in fact they were never very far from the center of the capital city. Point in one direction and you get a picture of an ancient view, pyramids and desert, face the other way however and you get this image - a modern city stretching nearly to the pyramids themselves.

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