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The pyramids, the Sphinx and other monuments survive Cairo earthquake that kills at least 400 and injures more than 4 000.
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South African History Online. (2012, August 27). The pyramids, the Sphinx and other monuments survive Cairo earthquake that kills at least 400 and injures more than 4 000.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092387
South African History Online (2012) 'The pyramids, the Sphinx and other monuments survive Cairo earthquake that kills at least 400 and injures more than 4 000.', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092387 (Accessed: 28 September 2026).
South African History Online, The pyramids, the Sphinx and other monuments survive Cairo earthquake that kills at least 400 and injures more than 4 000. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092387, (accessed 28 September 2026).
"The pyramids, the Sphinx and other monuments survive Cairo earthquake that kills at least 400 and injures more than 4 000.." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092387. Accessed 28 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "The pyramids, the Sphinx and other monuments survive Cairo earthquake that kills at least 400 and injures more than 4 000.." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092387.
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