City of the Dead [2009, 2015, 2023]
59 images Created 26 Mar 2010
CITY OF THE DEAD. CAIRO. EGYPT.
After Spring Revolution in 2011, Cairo is now an empty ghost town from tourism compare with just only a few years ago, where used to be millions of them discovering the great treasures, amazing people and ancient culture of this huge, crazy and bustling, amazing city.
Revenues from ancient Egyptian monuments have fallen dramatically and the city is anxious to welcome back the tourism.
I went in 2010 and came back again in 2015 and spent many days visiting the amused City of the Dead, a four square mile necropolis called el'Arafa "the Cemetery" with about 18 million of population living inside, in the heart of Cairo. People live and work amongst their dead and ancestors. Many of them came in the 60’s from the countryside looking for a better life. Part of the City was burned during the clashes.
After Spring Revolution in 2011, Cairo is now an empty ghost town from tourism compare with just only a few years ago, where used to be millions of them discovering the great treasures, amazing people and ancient culture of this huge, crazy and bustling, amazing city.
Revenues from ancient Egyptian monuments have fallen dramatically and the city is anxious to welcome back the tourism.
I went in 2010 and came back again in 2015 and spent many days visiting the amused City of the Dead, a four square mile necropolis called el'Arafa "the Cemetery" with about 18 million of population living inside, in the heart of Cairo. People live and work amongst their dead and ancestors. Many of them came in the 60’s from the countryside looking for a better life. Part of the City was burned during the clashes.
