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A dying tree supports a bound corpse near a hill in a desert of Sikait, Egypt.
A dying tree supports a bound corpse near a hill in a desert of Sikait, Egypt.
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Ruins of the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait remain on a rocky hill in Egypt.
Ruins of the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait remain on a rocky hill in Egypt.
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A cave with pillars opens into a hill in the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait, Egypt.
A cave with pillars opens into a hill in the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait, Egypt.
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Trees sway near a rocky hill in Sikait, Egypt.
Trees sway near a rocky hill in Sikait, Egypt.
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A rocky landscape surrounds a wadi in the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait, Egypt.
A rocky landscape surrounds a wadi in the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait, Egypt.
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Rock piles surround the ruins of a wall with two windows in the ancient city of Sikait, Egypt.
Rock piles surround the ruins of a wall with two windows in the ancient city of Sikait, Egypt.
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Archaeologists hike across a rocky hill in the ancient city of Sikait, Egypt.
Archaeologists hike across a rocky hill in the ancient city of Sikait, Egypt.
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A wadi bends around ruins at the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait in the Egyptian Eastern Desert.
A wadi bends around ruins at the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait in the Egyptian Eastern Desert.
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A man in a rocky desert hikes through a heat wave in Sikait, Egypt.
A man in a rocky desert hikes through a heat wave in Sikait, Egypt.
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Beach & Palm Trees on Zuwarah Beach
CLEAN: Exterior shots of waves crashing on the beach and palm tree silhouettes with the sun in the background on June 12, 2015 in Zuwarah, Libya.
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Kufra Town Street Scenes & Traffic
CLEAN: Exterior hsots of local people working around the city and traffic passing on a busy road on June 19, 2015 in Kufrah, Libya.
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Cavernous ruins open into a hill along a wadi in the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait, Egypt.
Cavernous ruins open into a hill along a wadi in the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait, Egypt.
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A rocky landscape partially buries a soldier's armored helmet in the ancient town of Sikait, Egypt.
A rocky landscape partially buries a soldier's armored helmet in the ancient town of Sikait, Egypt.
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Pillars support a the cave opening of an abandoned emerald mine in the ancient town of Sikait, Egypt.
Pillars support a the cave opening of an abandoned emerald mine in the ancient town of Sikait, Egypt.
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Deadwood lies in a dry wadi in Sikait, Egypt.
Deadwood lies in a dry wadi in Sikait, Egypt.
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Windows line crumbling ruins on a rocky hill in the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait, Egypt.
Windows line crumbling ruins on a rocky hill in the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait, Egypt.
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Rubble surrounds crumbling ruins on a rocky hill in the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait, Egypt.
Rubble surrounds crumbling ruins on a rocky hill in the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait, Egypt.
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A gray sky outlines a rocky hill in the ancient town of Sikait, Egypt.
A gray sky outlines a rocky hill in the ancient town of Sikait, Egypt.
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Crumbling ruins remain on a rocky hill in the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait, Egypt.
Crumbling ruins remain on a rocky hill in the ancient emerald mining town of Sikait, Egypt.