Location #3 The Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
I have had never visited the Great Pyramids of Giza. But I do have a good imagination.  I can imagine myself alone riding a camel in the quiet early morning before the hot desert air becomes too warm to comfortably breath. Each swaying step of the camel brings me closer and closer to the huge Pyramids with the sun rising behind them.  The sand starts to sparkle in the early morning light.  I wonder about ancient pharaoh that had this place built.  Was he crazy to build this huge tomb?      THIS is all my fantasy since the Great Pyramids of Giza is perhaps the largest tourist attraction in all of Egypt.  Tourist swarm over this whole area from before dawn and I don't even know how to ride a camel!   Continent Clues on Africa. This is the world’s second largest continent. The world’s longest river, the Nile, is in this continent. This continent has 53 independent countries. The world’s largest desert, the Sahara, is in this continent. Clues for Country In population, this is the second largest country in Africa. The Suez Canal is an important waterway in this country. The official language of this country is Arabic. This area was the birthplace of one of the oldest civilization.  There were many 'mummies' in this civilization. The capital of this country is Cairo. Clues for Location This is the only remaining "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World". Pharaohs had these places built. These are really big tombs and some of them built about 4,000 years ago. The name of this place has a shape in it.
Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur - UNESCO World Heritage	The Seven Wonders The Great Pyramid of Giza	NOVA Online-Pyramids -- The Inside Story
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