Post by sky on Dec 14, 2013 7:53:40 GMT 12
Egyptians who were witnessing snowfall for the first time in their lives posted their pictures on Twitter.
is a city known for being hot and stuffy.
But as these incredible pictures show, Cairo has an altogether different look today.
The Egyptian capital has seen snowfall for the first time in 112 years.
As reported by Buzzfeed, Egyptians who had witnessed snow for the first time in their lives were left amazed - with the Arabic word for snow trending on Twitter.
"@belharesya: Ok, I had to share this: #Sinai #Egypt #CamelsintheSnow pic.twitter.com/Mesfc3X4t7"
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— yamama shaka?? (@yamama_sh) December 13, 2013
Incredible pictures showing the normally sultry city were also posted. One of the more bizarre images showed a camel sitting down in the snow.
Other countries including Turkey, Syria and Israel also experienced widespread snow.
Temperatures have dropped so much that in Turkey they have been below the monthly average by almost 10C.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/cairo-snow-egyptian-capital-sees-2923418#ixzz2nNK7PLFO
is a city known for being hot and stuffy.
But as these incredible pictures show, Cairo has an altogether different look today.
The Egyptian capital has seen snowfall for the first time in 112 years.
As reported by Buzzfeed, Egyptians who had witnessed snow for the first time in their lives were left amazed - with the Arabic word for snow trending on Twitter.
"@belharesya: Ok, I had to share this: #Sinai #Egypt #CamelsintheSnow pic.twitter.com/Mesfc3X4t7"
?— yamama shaka?
? (@yamama_sh) December 13, 2013 Incredible pictures showing the normally sultry city were also posted. One of the more bizarre images showed a camel sitting down in the snow.
Other countries including Turkey, Syria and Israel also experienced widespread snow.
Temperatures have dropped so much that in Turkey they have been below the monthly average by almost 10C.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/cairo-snow-egyptian-capital-sees-2923418#ixzz2nNK7PLFO