Cairo

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Image of Cairo's City of the Dead located in Cairo, Egypt
Cairo, Egypt

Cairo's City of the Dead

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead

Just outside of Cairo, this City of the Dead used to house only corpses dating back to the 7th century. Created as an Arabic cemetery during the conquest of Egypt, the necropolis has developed... »

Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Eccentric Homes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by JBHewlett, serflac and 2 others

Image of The Cairo Genizah located in Cairo, Egypt | Original letter of Abraham, the son of Maimonides found in the Cairo genizah.
Cairo, Egypt

The Cairo Genizah

Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo

The Ben Ezra Synagogue was built in al-Fustat, the first capital of Egypt under Arab rule. Today, al-Fustat is part of Old Cairo. Abraham ibn Ezra of Jerusalem purchased the land for the synagogue... »

Rites and Rituals, Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by oksana_m and Nicholas Jackson

Image of Agricultural Museum of Cairo located in Cairo, Egypt | A taxidermied lion lies on its side, broken.
Cairo, Egypt

Agricultural Museum of Cairo

A huge museum of much more than just agriculture displayed in a princess's palace

Once the breadbasket of the Roman Empire, Egypt has a long agricultural history, so it's no surprise to find a museum in Cairo dedicated to Egypt's farming past. The surprise lies in what this... »

Wonder Cabinets, Strange Science, Medical Museums, Unique Collections | Edited by Dylan, Josh and 4 others