Mosques on Mukattam. Caverns and quarries are numerous on the slopes of the Mukattam hills, which are of nummulite foundation and extremely rich in fossils.

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Place Discussed: Egypt Cairo Cairo (Egypt) Madînat al-Muqattam (Cairo, Egypt)

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