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50+ Historic Photos Show Everyday Life & Culture Of Egypt From Late 19th Century

Egypt is the land of the world’s oldest civilizations and their ancient ruins. It shares land borders with Israel, Libya, Sudan, and Palestine. Egypt has a desert climate, and as such Egyptian weather is generally hot and sunny all year round, and only about an inch of rain falls throughout Egypt each year. However, the Nile River provides enough water for trees, crops, and other needs. Egypt’s geography, population, and military strength have made it highly influential in the region, and it has a stable economy. Egypt’s tourism industry remains a key part of its economy. In the year 2019, almost 10 million tourists visited Egypt. Its culture, people, and lifestyle are documented in photographs since the beginning of photography. Bygonely has compiled a list of photos from the late 19th century that show Egyptian culture. Vote your favorites, and don’t forget to share.

#4 Ancient transportation, Nile, Egypt

Ancient transportation, Nile, Egypt

#7 Down Nile from Kasr-el-Nil (Nile bridge), Egypt

Down Nile from Kasr-el-Nil (Nile bridge), Egypt

#8 Feed boats (trodden straw) unloading on the Nile, Egypt

#10 Four men and a table of food

Four men and a table of food

#13 Luxor, Ramesses II

Luxor, Ramesses II

#16 Mit Rahine (statue Ramses)

Mit Rahine (statue Ramses)

#19 People at a mosque in Cairo

People at a mosque in Cairo

#22 In front of Temple of Amun gateway in Luxor

In front of Temple of Amun gateway in Luxor

#25 People with their camels on the Nile

People with their camels on the Nile

#28 Philae

Philae

#31 Ramses II in Luxor Temple

Ramses II in Luxor Temple

#34 Street in Cairo

Street in Cairo

#37 The Great Sphinx of Giza

The Great Sphinx of Giza

#40 The Great Sphinx of Giza

The Great Sphinx of Giza

#43 The Saladin Citadel of Cairo

The Saladin Citadel of Cairo

#46 The Temple of Kom Ombo

The Temple of Kom Ombo

#49 Tourists climbing the pyramids

Tourists climbing the pyramids

#52 Women riding on their donkeys

Women riding on their donkeys

#55 A dragoman asleep on his ‘ship of the desert’

A dragoman asleep on his 'ship of the desert'

#56 A group of Bisharin before their tent at Wady Halfa, Egypt

#58 Students in the Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo

Students in the Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo

#61 European tourists and local guides climb one of the pyramids at Giza

European tourists and local guides climb one of the pyramids at Giza

#64 Bicharin woman

Bicharin woman

#67 Obelisk of Heliopolis

Obelisk of Heliopolis

#70 Two Arab women

Two Arab women

#73 Nubian man

Nubian man

#76 The Great Sphinx of Giza

The Great Sphinx of Giza

#79 The mummy of Seti I & the mummy of Ramesses II

The mummy of Seti I & the mummy of Ramesses II

#82 Tourist and guides with camel

Tourist and guides with camel

#85 Egyptian Temple Complex, 1914.

Egyptian Temple Complex, 1914.

#87 Cairo Citadel. Interior of the Al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qala’un (or Qalawun) Mosque, 1865.

#88 Temple Complex at Karnak, 1914.

Temple Complex at Karnak, 1914.

#91 Giza. Pyramid of Khafre and Sphinx, 1865.

Giza. Pyramid of Khafre and Sphinx, 1865.

#92 Giza. Pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure (Chefren and Mykerinus), 1865

#94 Egyptian Temple Complex, 1914.

Egyptian Temple Complex, 1914.

#97 Karnak. Temple of Amon, Hypostyle Hall, 1865.

Karnak. Temple of Amon, Hypostyle Hall, 1865.

#98 Cairo. Egyptian Home (Interior, Staircase), 1865.

#100 Egyptian Temple Complex, 1914.

Egyptian Temple Complex, 1914.

#103 Cairo. Egyptian Home (Interior), 1865.

Cairo. Egyptian Home (Interior), 1865.

#106 Temple Complex at Luxor, 1914.

Temple Complex at Luxor, 1914.

#109 Cairo, Egypt, 1875

Cairo, Egypt, 1875

#112 Downtown in Cairo, 1881

Downtown in Cairo, 1881

#115 Mohammed Ali mosque, Cairo, 1880s

Mohammed Ali mosque, Cairo, 1880s

#118 Rice and oil merchants, Cairo, 1860

Rice and oil merchants, Cairo, 1860

#121 The Citadel Gate, Cairo, 1864

The Citadel Gate, Cairo, 1864

#124 Water carrier in Cairo, 1880

Water carrier in Cairo, 1880

#127 Water Vendor, Cairo, 1880

Water Vendor, Cairo, 1880

#130 Along the Nile, Cairo, 1880

Along the Nile, Cairo, 1880

#133 Cairo in the 1880s

Cairo in the 1880s

#134 Egyptian bootblacks cleaning a European’s shoes in Cairo, 1870

#135 A white lady in crinoline, attended by two women, in a harem in Cairo, 1870

#136 Hired musicians, riding camels “decked in gaudy trappings”, lead the bridal party to the house of the bridegroom, Cairo, 1890

Hired musicians, riding camels “decked in gaudy trappings”, lead the bridal party to the house of the bridegroom, Cairo, 1890

#137 Old buildings in the Touloun quarter of Cairo. Examples of highly decorated “mashrubiyeh” windows, 1880

#139 Musicians with their stringed instruments

Musicians with their stringed instruments

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