Sliding down salt hills in Egypt - in pictures

Salt crystals from evaporated seawater are collected, processed and purified for domestic use in the canal city of Port Fouad

People slide down salt hills in the canal city of Port Fouad, Egypt. Reuters

A salt hill looms over some visitors, while other slide down its slope, at Port Fouad, which lies across from the city of Port Said, on the Suez Canal, Egypt. Reuters

A group of visitors scale a salt hill in the canal city of Port Fouad, Egypt. Reuters

A man takes a selfie as he and a companion slide down a salt hill at Port Fouad, Egypt. Reuters

A man takes a selfie from the summit of one of the salt hills at Port Fouad, Egypt. Reuters

A woman throws up handfuls of salt crystals from halfway down a salt hill at Port Fouad, Egypt. Reuters

Salt crystals from evaporated sea water are collected, processed and purified for domestic use at Port Fouad, Egypt. Reuters

Port Fouad was established on an island in 1926, as an overspill for Port Said. It is bounded by the Mediterranean and Suez Canal. Reuters

The Egyptian flag flutters in the foreground, as people visit the salt hills at Port Fouad, Egypt. Reuters

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