Students get creative at the Alexandria Sand Sculptures Festival in Egypt - in pictures

Various institutes took part in the festival at Al Saraya public beach

Omnia Raafat, a Fine Arts student at Matrouh University, works on her project "King Kong (Gorilla)", during the competition for the best sand sculptures, in the "Alexandria Sand Sculptures Festival", to promote tourism and mark the beginning of summer, at Al Saraya public beach in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt May 9, 2023. REUTERS / Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Omnia Raafat, a Fine Arts student at Matrouh University, works on her project "King Kong (Gorilla)", during the competition for the best sand sculptures, in the "Alexandria Sand Sculptures Festival", to promote tourism and mark the beginning of summer, at Al Saraya public beach in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt May 9, 2023. REUTERS / Amr Abdallah Dalsh

May 11, 2023

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