destruction of Cairo’s historic cemeteries

The removal of Bab Al-Nasr Cemetery to build a multi-story parking garage is a new crime against the city’s heritage

In recent years, the term “development” in Old Cairo has become synonymous with the destruction of parts of the city’s rich cultural heritage. When the bulldozers move in, it’s not just buildings that are lost — it’s fragments of history, traces of lives, and remnants of a thousand-year-old civilization. Today, the government’s development projects are targeting the Bab Al-Nasr Cemetery, one of Cairo’s oldest walled burial grounds, established over 900 years ago. This cemetery, like others before it, faces the threat of demolition in favor of a multi-story parking garage to cater to tourists, a decision that has sparked outrage among conservationists and historians alike.

Bab Al-Nasr Cemetery, located near Cairo’s northern wall, has seen generations of Cairo’s residents laid to rest. But the decision to demolish large sections of this cemetery symbolizes a broader trend in modern urban development — one that dismisses heritage as a hindrance. Major General Ibrahim Abdel Hady, Cairo’s deputy governor for the western region, recently revealed plans for large-scale developments aimed at “significantly changing the capital.” Among these, the removal of a significant part of Bab Al-Nasr Cemetery has raised alarms. What’s even more troubling is that no archaeological surveys have been planned to ensure that critical artifacts, which may lie beneath the graves, are protected. Cairo’s historical core, inhabited continuously for over a millennium, deserves more than to be bulldozed without consideration of its significance.

The development plan calls for the cemetery to be cleared to make way for a parking garage. Covering 212,000 square meters and incorporating over 1,170 graves, this project threatens to erase an essential chapter of Cairo’s heritage. Official decrees have already been issued, halting burials and initiating the relocation of graves. The remains of approximately 200 people have already been moved to alternative burial sites in Al-Khalideen, a new cemetery area far removed from the historical context of Bab Al-Nasr.

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