The so called City of the Dead is a huge cemetery in Cairo, where mausoleums have been squatted by the city's poor.
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3888 x 2592 px | 32.9 x 21.9 cm | 13 x 8.6 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
16 September 2010Location:
Cairo, EgyptMore information:
A mausoleum turned private home. Cairo's cemeteries are called Cities of the Dead. Many of the mausoleums in Africa's largest city have been occupied by the poor who live on top of the graves as they can't afford to pay rent and as there's not enough housing.