Al-Qarafa, The City of the Dead (Egypt, 2009)

Al-Qarafa, known as the 'City of the Dead,' is a four-mile-long cemetery from the northern to the southern part of Cairo, Egypt's capital. It is the oldest Muslim cemetary in Egypt - a bustling grid of tombs and mausoleums where people live and work among their dead ancestors.
This documentary provides a glimpse into a veiled reality that even Egypt itself wants to ignore, preferring to glorify the past of the Pharaohs and their glamorous cemeteries rather than face the present of al-Qarafa with its dead and living inhabitants.
"We are not living a good life here. We are not alive, we struggle to survive. We want to have a proper house with water. We want to live normally. Because here we are not alive. We are living with the dead. All this dust comes from dead people. We are walking on top of them," says one of the inhabitants.

[@Taser290]

I literally just came back from Egypt and actually went into that cemetery. Didn’t realise people loved there

[@e.jenima7263]

"Mum they are filming the chicken ! send it away! " i allmost died Laughing . Personally i never thought of chickens in the house as a sorce of embairessment but i guess to some they are.

[@annuhotest]

Nice video quality ...deserves more likes...But this community exist everywhere...In my village in India some family illegal occupied the graveyard...and now living with dead.

[@user-nw2ln9xc7u]

لا حولا ولا قوةإلابالله الله يلطف بأخونينا بمصر اخوكم من المغرب

[@emma.8244]

Very interesting. Thank you for sharing

[@shibbaman2089]

Wow, I lived in Cairo and only heard about it. Very sad

[@amirmanzoor820]

How i reach City center to AL qarafa

[@Mai_TS--_--]

Cause they're removing it and moving the people away

[@adib396]

Fascinating video and look at their life. I am travelling to Cairo in March 2020 from the UK and I am interested in seeing how people like this live.

[@anayansib.1245]

Wait marcha 2020? The plandemic started this exact time.

[@RamonCuturraso-zs2wt]

Imágenes de los gitanos son de Egipto de el anuncios todo son de significado de Evangelio a la India fueron a Persia tía a España registro del Cairo fueron a en Jerusalén y vinieron a España Andalucía y ahora están en son de son ejercicios sintéticos los gitanos que son de la India sí porque viene la India predicando el evangelio uno se quedaron y otros salieron por pertenecer a Fito todos a todos sito para el Cairo barrio Nilo amantes Sinaí Alejandría bendiciones hermanos y hermanas

[@SURAH267]

Thank you for sharing from Ireland 🇮🇪 ,my husband is buried there ,God rest his soul

[@realpeopleoftheinternet]

great documentary....God is great. film more

[@sarcophegus]

the guy being interviewed at 2:40 said he had 3 kids but the translation says he has 10 kids, wtf?

[@user-xr8vw3bi2h]

He said,andi Ashraf ,not ashra ... Ashraf is the name of his frist son , Nabil the 2nd son and Zuba, Zuba is girl .. so sum equal three .. I'm Egyptian 😂

[@tahahussein3254]

@@esshtd "Ashraf" we "Nabil" we "Zouba" not ashara. Check your ears.

[@esshtd]

yea you are right actually, my mistake

[@AlessandroMolatore]

My apologies. A translation mistake from our side. I hope this doesn’t affect too much the overall experience of the film.

[@sonidoo5908]

The ending song is beautiful. Any longer version?

[@ragwafouda]

This honestly broke my heart

[@nenektua3344]

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[@ragwafouda]

nenek tua ??

[@masyadam357]

ملايين الاجين في مصر واخدين دعم وتعليم ذي المصريين دي النتيجة بس العيب علي الحنين ع الاجين واخر قسوه مع المصريين

[@GeneralHensaleey]

Government should take care and help their people definitely

[@Meadows-cb9nt]

God bless you more and all families living there good health to all 🙏

[@naziramutlu5398]

People are living in cemetery without money and food trying to survive and they are happy, not complaining to Allah.. I wish a good life for them..🙏

[@naziramutlu5398]

@ACE you mean all those people who were shooted on the video ? Thats very pity, I hope young people tried to survive somehow..

[@naziramutlu5398]

@ACE symbolically most part of our world are dead, even me, if they are breathing they will survive..

[@eileenstehr7680]

We just got back from Egypt, and went past this Cemetery, and were told that 5000 people live there! So Sad!!!

[@carolinekanini6342]

Why do you feel sad for them? Those people look happy. Remember Happiness is relative,do not define it in your terms for them.

[@Mai_TS--_--]

@@carolinekanini6342 Happy us not living next to the dead and eating bodies in slums that aren't secure and regularly collapse onto of your head, saying "well, they're happy" to your problems doesn't make them go away

[@yaserrizk9668]

فيديوهات صحيح قريبه للواقع%100وصادقه بدون اي زياده

[@samehmoawad3829]

How can I reach this place if I am in Al azhar park?

[@charliearreola6178]

Hi, what is the name of the song at the start of the video?

[@AlessandroMolatore]

Charlie Arreola - Hi Charlie, it was composed for this movie by the Irish artist Abigal Smith. It doesn't have a name...

[@asyntheticsound]

my friend if you enjoy the way that song sounds, you may enjoy searching on youtube for "Godspeed You! Black Emperor - East Hastings". that band sounds a lot like the music featured in this. another good Godspeed song to look up is called "Moya". enjoy.

[@user-cv4fp2ny9u]

الله يرحمهم برحمته الواسعه

[@mickywest8814]

Is this area close to where the Zabbaleen are?

[@ahmedabdallah9162]

اتعودنا على كدا

[@b.j1017]

Hi, your guide seems to be very friendly. Does he live in the city of the dead? Is there a way to contact him? Thank you. Boris.

[@1start113]

government responsible for - this people live and work with Honor -no steal -no Discrediting people

[@ralfkhayal]

You need to work on your translation.

[@kkkoolkhalidpoul1435]

May Allah give them better life they are so innocent and it makes me cry indeed

[@elabaaidy]

your guide told the family that you are students , and this film will not be broadcasted on any way !

[@AlessandroMolatore]

Hi Omar, I don’t remember we said we were students. Everybody involved in the filming at the time was 30 or older. We didn’t look like students. Greetings

[@ultrasignificantfootnote3378]

On judgementday which can come any moment ,all the graves will open ,may thats why the people are afraid.

[@sonyaevans9951]

As Salamu Alaikum!!!

[@user-js5hi3up5j]

Why blame Israel on that matters? The man live there for 65 years … his father lived there too . so easy to put the blame on Israel with everything, even there’s peace between the countries for 4 decades . Pity but easy. Good bless those in need everywhere.

[@SURAH267]

Inshallah one day I too may be buried there 🙏🙏🇪🇬🇮🇪

[@racerx4152]

Jesus said " I am the resurrection and the life, whoever believes in me will never die"--- " I am the way, the truth, the life".

[@boyasportsvlogs4172]

It has nothing to do with Israel. I don’t understand why he mentioned it

[@smavi4133]

Ever heard of something called "refugees"? Almost half of the inhabitants, for instance, of Jordan are Palestinian refugees who fled from the Israeli occupation - which is apparently here the case as well. I think it's quite clear and self-explanatory, dunno why anybody would have a hard time understanding this.

[@riskaibuanaana3775]

Ya Allah... Subhanallah.. Allahuakbar O Allah ,so far i know about your create, i feel nothing before you. Masyaallah. Its happen coz of You, Allah

[@marcelam.8752]

*death don't you mean

[@E300cz]

2:42 ten children, daaaaaaaaamn. I am so nervous to take care about two xD

[@slumpbin]

3*

[@asurvivor6150]

The translation is wrong he said he has three kids

[@scheitsonne2311]

does anyone know what's the name of the game they play😂

[@hussam68]

Dominoes?

[@smavi4133]

It's an ancient game, going back several millenia to the ancient Egyptians with very complicated rules and strategies almost like a separate language, only a handful of people are today able to play this game, it takes years of practice in order to master it, it's said that it was played by the pharaohs and that... Just kidding, it's dominoes.

[@susangialano1145]

My goodness.. it’s always someone calling out there racist, whatever , racist is everywhere not just against blks , and let me enlighten youuuu... there are blks racist too... so do not act like it’s just whites and theses people ..I personally am not Raciest towards any race , I do not give a Rats Ass who is towards me, I’m happy can’t take that away ,