Cairo - The City of The Dead Some 1/2 million people inhabit the massive, 7km long cemetery that borders the easter side of Cairo. They form a complete civilization living on top of, within, and around the graves of their ancestors. # 49 Keywords: city of the dead, cemetery, tombstone, graves, cenotaph, headstones, burials, graveyard, cairo, egypt, qaitbay © Alexander Nesbitt 2007 all rights reserved, unauthorised use not permitted.