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By Rebecca Ann Hughes with AP
Published on 12/09/2023 – 09:58
Major Islamic figures, prominent Egyptian politicians, artists and scholars are buried in the cemetery.
Cairo’s City of the Dead, a vast cemetery that has been in use for more than a millennium, is being destroyed to clear space for new highways.
Authorities have already razed hundreds of tombs and mausoleums as they carry out plans to build a network of multi-lane roads in the areas.
The move has sparked outrage among conservationists who say the construction is destroying a unique part of Egypt’s heritage.