Jesus and Menas in a 6th century icon from Bawit in Middle Egypt, Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Protestant Church, Strasbourg, France, Europe

Wadi Disah (Wadi Qaraqir), sandstone canyon near Tabuk, North West Saudi Arabia, Middle East

Wadi Disah (Wadi Qaraqir), sandstone canyon near Tabuk, North West Saudi Arabia, Middle East

The flight into Egypt, St. Anthony Coptic church, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Madaba Mosaic Map, 6th century AD, detail showing Jerusalem, Madaba, Jordan, Middle East"The mosaic represents the biblical land from Egypt to Lebanon including Sinai, Israel, Palestine and Transjordan. The Madaba Mosaic Map is on the floor of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, built in 1896 over the remains of a Byzantine church"

Detail of wall at Luxor Temple, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Middle Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Egyptian salad, Middle Eastern food, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Basbousa, Egyptian semolina cake, Middle Eastern food, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Sambousek, fried Egyptian starters filled with meat, Middle Eastern food, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Egyptian roasted pigeon, Middle Eastern food, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Labna, yoghurt cheese, Middle Eastern food, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Koftas, kofta meat ball, Middle Eastern food, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statue of middle kingdom pharoah, Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt

Reliefs of the Goddess Hathor on left with God Horus in the middle, and Pharaoh on right, Sanctuary, Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Qena, Egypt, North Afica, Africa

Aerial view over the Luxor Temple, and the Abu el Haggag Mosque built in the middle, from the top of the New Mosque, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Greek Orthodox priest and monks at St Catherine's Monastery in the middle of the Sinai Desert, Egypt

The Nile, Luxor, Thebes, Middle Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Ruins of the Luxor Temple, and the minaret of the Abu el Haggag Mosque built in the middle, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Boats (feluccas) on the Nile, Luxor, Thebes, Middle Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Cruise ships on the Nile, Luxor, Thebes, Middle Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Painted house, Gurna village, West Bank, Thebes, Middle Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Cruise ships on the Nile, Luxor, Thebes, Middle Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statue of Middle Kingdom pharaoh, Temple of Amun, Karnak, World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Main street, Beni Suef, Middle Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Wall paintings of wrestlers in tomb of Saqet III, tombs at Beni Hassan, Middle Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Irrigation by sakiya with ox, the Fayoum, Middle Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Birth house, forecourt, Temple of Dendera, Middle Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Reliefs on the back wall of the temple at Dendera, Middle Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Harvesting sugar cane near Dendera, Middle Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

A beautiful model wears a hijab in the middle of the Sahara desert

Spotted reef in the middle of seagrass meadow, Favia stone coral (Platygyra lamellina) in front, Red Sea fire coral (Millepora dichotomata) in the back, Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

Prayer room of the mosque, tomb complex of al-Muaiyad Shaykh, Old City, Cairo, Egypt, Africa

Wooden gate in the prayer room of the mosque, tomb complex of al-Muaiyad Shaykh, Old City, Cairo, Egypt, Africa

Middle East Egypt Red Sea scubadiver COMPOSING> Turtle Batfish

Mosque al-Muaiyad Shaykh, Old City, Cairo, Egypt, Africa

Mosque al-Muaiyad Shaykh, Old City, Cairo, Egypt, Africa

An Egyptian Man Silhouetted By The Setting Sun, Leads A Camel Across The Desert, Cairo, Egypt

Greeting King Tut (Middle), Tomb of Tutankhamun, KV #62, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site; Luxor, Egypt

Egypt, Alexandria, Citadel of Qaitbay, also known as Fort of Qaitbay.