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preme3000
November 25th, 2010, 01:47 PM
Hidden in the General Africa (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=957) section, pictures of what African cities actually look like, enjoy!!!

Stats:
*Hosts 1 Billion people as of 2009 according to the UN
*Home to 54 countries
*World's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia
*Covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area.

http://www.travelpost.com/images/africa.dir2.jpg

preme3000
November 25th, 2010, 02:10 PM
Nairobi, Kenya

http://www.africasafarisdestinations.com/tours/kenya/nairobitravel/images/nairobi-city.jpg

http://www.goodtaste.dk/media/837/nairobi%20skyline_01_500x335.jpg

http://kenyanview.com/IMG_0865_Nairobi_skyline.jpg

http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect6/nairobi_an.jpg

preme3000
November 25th, 2010, 06:55 PM
pics from south african user TheENDPretoria
By hedgiecc (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hedgiecc/) Eddie Clarke (http://www.flickr.com/people/hedgiecc/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/4947710108_92b6d9ab64_b.jpg

Cape Town
By Globe Trodden (http://www.flickr.com/photos/globetrodden/) Patrick Smith (http://www.flickr.com/people/globetrodden/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2564/4104640258_9d316ba681_o.jpg

Johannesburg

By mifl68 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mifl68/)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3648/3350299290_0c07ca1011_b.jpg



By TyneWear-Rob (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8140177@N08/) No real name given (http://www.flickr.com/people/8140177@N08/)


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2593/4027722622_4f3169b67d_b.jpg

By philrickerby (http://www.flickr.com/photos/philrickerby/) Philip Rickerby (http://www.flickr.com/people/philrickerby/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2276/2136594148_6946c8f91a_b.jpg

Durban

By FoxyCoxy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28609870@N08/) Robert Cox (http://www.flickr.com/people/28609870@N08/)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/3362019403_04d97d682b_b.jpg

By ThisParticularGreg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thisparticulargreg/) Greg (http://www.flickr.com/people/thisparticulargreg/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/250/514830997_04dc53d835_b.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/250/514830997_04dc53d835_b.jpg

ChitownCity
November 29th, 2010, 06:31 PM
I would like to see this continue

preme3000
November 30th, 2010, 01:39 AM
Abuja, Nigeria

http://blackherald.egoong.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/abuja-business-district-nnpc.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Abuja1.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Abuja3.jpg

http://en.structurae.de/files/photos/2203/stadttor.jpg

http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/25672090.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ee/Abuja_overview.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/13/Abuja_skyline.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueadventureflamewoman/554019260/

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Central_bank_nigeria.jpg

Amboseli Daima
December 2nd, 2010, 06:55 AM
[QUOTE=nairoberry;32058624]i like the benches around the water fountain
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z8/kenyandude/DSCF3076.jpg

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z8/kenyandude/DSCF3077.jpg[/QUOTE..

Amboseli Daima
December 2nd, 2010, 07:11 AM
QUOTE=nairoberry;54896551]fitting picture to the 3000th post.:banana:[/QUOTE]
bn..

The Punisher 1924
December 29th, 2010, 04:17 PM
Abuja, Nigeria

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Abuja1.JPG

What is that building?

Yellow Fever
December 29th, 2010, 07:54 PM
lovely photos but don't forget to provide their sources. Thanks!