Five times a day in the 83 square mile city of Cairo, over
30,000 muezzins call out the adhan, or call to prayer,
calling believers to come and to pray. This Maghrib
(sunset) adhan was recorded on the Qasr el-Nil Bridge,
which spans the Nile River in central Cairo. It connects
downtown Cairo to Gezira Island and the Zamalek district.
The recording captures the voices of the muezzins of
Cairo, all of whose calls begin a few seconds apart from
one another. The muezzins calling from far away mosques
and mosques closest to location can be heard: please
control the volume accordingly.Audio recordings from 10 locations in Cairo representing the city-wide call to prayer (over 30,000 muezzins reciting each of the 5 times per day) as heard from each area/neighbourhood, with supporting photographs of the locations and what is seen from said location.Hartley Film Foundation, National Geographic All Roads Film Project, Lucius and Eva Eastman Fun
