On a guarded ridge high above the field-edged Nile, locked doors to many fine tombs
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On a guarded ridge high above the field-edged Nile, locked doors to many fine tombs |
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| Nearby, deeper into the desert an area of old caves and tombs that had been much abused by early Christian squatters and marauders. The caves are accessible if you have a good guide, such as the teacher who was my guide, and with a little cash into the right palms of the locals and the government guardian. |
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| Beni Hassan tribes women contrasting brightly with the drab countryside and their men, typically dressed in their grey robes. |
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Beni Hassan Tombs & a Coptic Christian Monastery & Burial Site of a Saint
Egypt
