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Hidden between the folds of a long, narrow gorge is the centerpiece of Petra, the Treasury, which emerges into view amidst sandstone cliffs in a natural dry river basin. (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

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A string of city lights contrasts with a desolate stretch of desert in southern Egypt, approximately 150 miles (240 kilometers) north of the Sudanese border. Almost 99 percent of Egypt's population lives within the Nile Valley and delta, which constitutes less than 6 percent of the country's total area.

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A felucca cuts through tranquil water in the Nile River at dusk on September 12, 2011 in Aswan, Egypt. Feluccas are traditional wooden sailing vessels used in the protected waters of the Red Sea in countries such as Egypt, Sudan and Iraq.

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Tourists marvel at enormous pillars inside the Hypostyle Hall in the Karnak Temple on September 10, 2011. The hall is made up of 134 columns arranged in 16 rows, with the center rows containing the largest columns, which measure 33 feet (10 meters) in circumference and 80 feet (24 meters) high. (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

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A caravan of camels, along with their guides and tourists, walk past the Great Pyramids during a tour of the Giza Necropolis. Only the cores of the pyramids remain today, but at the time of its completion the pyramids were covered in a beautifully bright, polished layer of white limestone. This protective layer loosened after a large earthquake in the 13th century, during which time Arabs removed the blocks to build mosques in nearby Cairo. (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

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