City of the Dead (Cairo)

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"City of the Dead" is also the name of a song by The Rasmus, see City of the Dead (song).

City of the Dead (Qarafa, Arafa) is a four mile long cemetery in eastern Cairo, Egypt. To the people of Cairo and other Egyptians, it is simply el'arafa which means "the cemetery". It is a bustling grid of tombs and mausoleums where people live and work amongst their dead ancestors. Many residents live here to be near their deceased loved ones, or because they were forced from more crowded areas in Cairo. Many also came from their villages simply looking for work - a good example of rural to urban migration in an LEDC.