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Sakia in Upper Egypt

Camel-drawn wooden sakia in Upper Egypt with local children supervising. The sakia (sakieh) is an animal-drawn water wheel serving irrigation and is still used in India, Egypt and other parts of the Middle East

Picture No
11108250
Media ID
48579714
Size
5421px x 3444px (5.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Pharcide
Source
Postcard published by Lichtenstein & Harari, Cairo
Date
1907

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