Cairo, Egypt
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The City of the Dead

This is the largest cemetery in the world and it is believed to house about 500,000 of Cairo's urban poor. These folks live in and around the tombs. A modest infrastructure has cropped up to support this population with Mosques and even a post office built on the site. Strikes me funny a post office in a cemetery!

© E. Shatara, 2008