In Pictures: Life among the dead in Egypt's ancient necropolis
Published date: 5 January 2016 13:34 GMT
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Last update: 8 years 10 months ago
An old resident of Al Arafa makes tea amongst the tombstones as the sun sets behind him (MEE/Belal Darder)
An old guard sits at the place where he works and lives (MEE/Belal Darder)
Keys to some of the tombs (MEE/Belal Darder)
This is one of the elderly residents who has called the necropolis her home for many years (MEE/Belal Darder)
A young resident of the City of the Dead rides his bike in front of the door to one of the tombs (MEE/Belal Darder)
Tea amongst the tombstones (MEE/Belal Darder)
Children and elderly women gather for tea in the afternoon (MEE/Belal Darder)
Muhammed Ali Pasha’s family tombs (MEE/Belal Darder)
A woman washes clothes in the yard of a tomb where she lives (MEE/Belal Darder)
A young boy plays in the yard of a tomb where he lives (MEE/Belal Darder)
Children play in the streets of Al Arafa undistrubed by the thought that the dead are buried all around them (MEE/Belal Darder)
Inside Muhammed Ali Pasha’s family tomb (MEE/Belal Darder)
El Hajj Yasser covers his face and takes a nap in front of the tomb where he works and lives (MEE/Belal Darder)
El Hajj Yasser prepares tea in the tomb where he lives (MEE/Belal Darder)
An elderly resident of al-Arafa is seen walking towards the door of the tomb where he lives (MEE/Belal Darder)
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