The removal of Bab Al-Nasr Cemetery to build a multi-story parking garage is a new crime against the city\u2019s heritage
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In recent years, the term \u201cdevelopment\u201d in Old Cairo has become synonymous with the destruction of parts of the city\u2019s rich cultural heritage. When the bulldozers move in, it\u2019s not just buildings that are lost \u2014 it\u2019s fragments of history, traces of lives, and remnants of a thousand-year-old civilization. Today, the government\u2019s development projects are targeting the\u00a0Bab Al-Nasr Cemetery<\/a>, one of Cairo\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n