Recently I was chilled to read about a curious place in Egypt, called City of the Dead. I stuck to the article impressed by the title, but sometime later I saw that the story of the place was more impressive than the title itself.  Existence finally is much stronger than death, though till now I believed the opposite…

Despite the curious name, this old cemetery is home for millions of people in Cairo, long time now. TVs are broadcasting, kids playing, people walking, cooking, playing cards, giving birth and dying in a ground that used to be nothing else than an entrance to the underworld. City of the Dead is a cemetary that broke the rules and turned its gloomy grounds into fields of eternal existence. No need to say more, there is an excellent article with a virtual tour to help you explore this strange land. So, if you are ready…

Open the gates!

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