City of the Dead (slum)

City of the Dead is a slum at the base of Mokattam Hill on the eastern outskirts of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. ^[1]

The slum possibly has a population of more than half a million people. ^[2] It is in the East of the city. Another slum in the same conurbation is Manshiyat naser.

There also is a historic necropolis, a cemetery, and a settlement district here of the same name in English, City of the Dead—Cairo Necropolis.

References

1. ^ http://www.nileguide.com/destination/cairo/things-to-do/qarafa-city-of-the-dead/339142
2. ^ Mike Davis: Planet der Slums, Assoziation A, Berlin, 2007, page 32

See also

• Fustat - ancient Arab city in area