Ancient wonders of Egypt and its inhabitants in the 1800s in the photographs of the Zangaki brothers

About two Greek photographers, the Zangaki brothers, actively filming ancient Egyptian ruins, as well as the vibrant Cairo and Port Said, very little information has been preserved to date. And their photographs from the time of the Victorian era meanwhile represent valuable historical material.

The pictures were taken during the years 1870-1890 and at that time were very popular among Europeans captured by Egyptomania. They depict not only the ancient sights of Egypt, but also the inhabitants of that time.

Bisharin - that was the name of the nomadic tribe of the Bedja people, who lived in southern Egypt and in Sudan, and in the photo one of his soldiers.

Egyptian on the head of the Great Sphinx in Giza.

Arab women in national clothes.

Egyptian guides help European tourists climb to the top of the pyramid at Giza.

Nubian.

A boy leading a donkey.

Another Bisharin soldier.

Entrance to the Great Pyramid at Giza.

The mummy of the pharaoh Seti I, who ruled in Egypt in 1290-1279 BC.

The mummy of Ramses II, the Egyptian pharaoh from 1279 to 1213 BC.

A representative of the Bisharin tribe.

Professor of Arabic from Cairo.

The man is Bisharin.

Dancer from Turkey.

The local market and its merchants.

The hairdresser washes the client's head after a haircut.

One of the obelisks of Heliopolis.

A European tourist riding a camel and surrounded by his guides.

Students in the Cairo mosque Al Azhar.

Suez Canal.

The river in Alexandria.

A group of bisharins.

Palm grove near the pyramids.

Turk.

The barge deepens the bottom of the river behind the caravan.

Pyramids at Giza.

The Djoser Pyramid in Saqqara.

Nile overflowing.

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