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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Egypt</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">’s capital, <b>Cairo
</b>has been blanketed in snow for the first time in a long time (112 years to
be estimated) on Friday morning. The exact time of when the snow appear is
unclear, but the residents all around the area have been taking pictures and
uploading them to social networking sites and tweeting pictures as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ali Abdelazim, </span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">an official at Egypt’s
meteorological center has made a statement after seeing the snowfall in the
suburbs of Cairo, “It is the first time in very many years,” he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The rare snowfall which has not only blanketed
Cairo, but Egypt’s <b>Port of Alexandria </b>and
<b>Jerusalem </b>as well, which was actual
the doings of the storm <b>Alexa</b> which
has also pounded <b>Lebanon </b>and parts
of <b>Northern Syria </b>since Wednesday.
Because of the storm, temperatures have fallen below zero resulting in snow,
sleet, and heavy rain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Although some residents were amazed to witness the
rare sight, the snow wasn’t able to bring happiness to everyone as the weather
delayed and airlift of food and aid from <b>Iraq
</b>to displaced families in <b>Syria </b>for
a second day which the people needed desperately, according to the <b>United Nations </b>food agency. Also, at
the <b>Gaza Strip</b>, 500 people had to be
evacuated from their homes as the region wasn’t used to the snow as they
received their first snow in a decade.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Below are pictures of the snowfall</span></div>
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يا جماعة الدنيا نزلت تلللللللللج والدنيا لونها ابيض!!!! <a href="http://t.co/c516QItkCl">pic.twitter.com/c516QItkCl</a><br />
— Maha Salem (@MihooSalem) <a href="https://twitter.com/MihooSalem/statuses/411379687215341568">December 13, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Winterwonderworld. First time in 100 years: Pyramids covered with snow. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23weather&src=hash">#weather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23extremes&src=hash">#extremes</a> <a href="http://t.co/vZrGMmy8XP">pic.twitter.com/vZrGMmy8XP</a></p>— Nadja Sarwat (@nadjasarwat) <a href="https://twitter.com/nadjasarwat/statuses/411771029040553985">December 14, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Ok, I had to share this:
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Sinai&src=hash">#Sinai</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Egypt&src=hash">#Egypt</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23CamelsintheSnow&src=hash">#CamelsintheSnow</a> <a href="http://t.co/D8XAfLa8bW">pic.twitter.com/D8XAfLa8bW</a><br />
— يوسف الزنديق (@belharesya) <a href="https://twitter.com/belharesya/statuses/411487695752265729">December 13, 2013</a></blockquote>
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More Egyptian snow structures. It's our first ever snow in Cairo fyi =) <a href="http://t.co/vlkYIeyFYs">pic.twitter.com/vlkYIeyFYs</a><br />
— Pakinam and Voice (@pakinamamer) <a href="https://twitter.com/pakinamamer/statuses/411537899209781248">December 13, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Snowed in Egypt, Cairo. El Tagamo3 <a href="http://t.co/gT6ziy93qq">pic.twitter.com/gT6ziy93qq</a><br />
— Omar Sakr (@omarsa2r) <a href="https://twitter.com/omarsa2r/statuses/411433056214347776">December 13, 2013</a></blockquote>
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I like the way <a href="https://twitter.com/wxbrad">@wxbrad</a> put it, "no one alive has seen snow on the Sphinx" until now, see pic <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23weather&src=hash">#weather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23climate&src=hash">#climate</a> <a href="http://t.co/Pqi1JymisN">pic.twitter.com/Pqi1JymisN</a><br />
— Marshall Shepherd (@DrShepherd2013) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrShepherd2013/statuses/411633135286091776">December 13, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">What are your thoughts? Would you like it to snow
where you live?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Post your comments below!<o:p></o:p></span></div>

Rare Snow Blankets Egypt’s Capital, Cairo and a Camel Experiencing Snow? Pictures Here!

Egypt ’s capital, Cairo has been blanketed in snow for the first time in a long time (112 years to be estimated) on Friday morning. The e...

Rare Snow Blankets Egypt’s Capital, Cairo and a Camel Experiencing Snow? Pictures Here!

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