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Tourists gather to watch the sunrise on the day of the winter solstice in Egypt on 21 December 2016 [Anadolu Agency]
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Tourists gather to watch the sunrise on the day of the winter solstice in Egypt on 21 December 2016 [Anadolu Agency]
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Tourists gather to watch the sunrise on the day of the winter solstice in Egypt on 21 December 2016 [Anadolu Agency]
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Tourists gather to watch the sunrise on the day of the winter solstice in Egypt on 21 December 2016 [Anadolu Agency]
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Tourists in Egypt on 21 December 2016 [Anadolu Agency]
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Tourists gather to watch the sunrise on the day of the winter solstice in Egypt on 21 December 2016 [Anadolu Agency]
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Tourists gather to watch the sunrise on the day of the winter solstice in Egypt on 21 December 2016 [Anadolu Agency]
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Tourists gather to watch the sunrise on the day of the winter solstice in Egypt on 21 December 2016 [Anadolu Agency]
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Tourists gather to watch the sunrise on the day of the winter solstice in Egypt on 21 December 2016 [Anadolu Agency]
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Tourists gather to watch the sunrise on the day of the winter solstice in Egypt on 21 December 2016 [Anadolu Agency]