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While the "City of the Dead" is a designation frequently used in English, the Arabic name is "al-Qarafa" (Arabic: القرافة, romanized: al-Qarafa).The name is a toponym said to derive from the Banu Qarafa ibn Ghusn ibn Wali clan, a Yemeni clan descended from the Banu Ma'afir tribe, which once had a plot of land in the city of Fustat (the predecessor of Cairo).
In the early morning of 27 February 2019, in Cairo's main train station, Ramses Station, a locomotive hit the buffers at the end of the track at platform 6 at high speed, [7] causing an explosion that sparked a major blaze and fireball that blackened the walls of the station.
Another passenger train, travelling in the same direction, later ran into the back of the stationary train, resulting in the deaths of at least 18 people. [10] July 17, 2012: 15: Derailment: A passenger train struck wooden planks and chunks of metal put down by people to cross the tracks and derailed at Giza, injuring fifteen passengers. [11]
Egypt's public prosecutor said a preliminary investigation indicated the driver stepped off the train to talk to another driver without pulling the hand brake, causing the unattended locomotive to ...
Nasser's funeral procession attended by five million mourners in Cairo, 1 October 1970 Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque in Cairo, the site of his burial. The funeral was attended by all Arab leaders, with the exception of the aging Saudi monarch. Even in Arab countries, people came out to express their grief.
The high number of deaths and injuries (561 and 12,392 respectively) was partly due to the amount of panic caused by the earthquake in Cairo itself. [4] Damage was reported to have affected 212 out of a total of 560 historic monuments in the Cairo area. [11] A large block fell from the Great Pyramid of Giza. [4]
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) - Guns may have fallen silent in Gaza, but for Mahmoud Abu Dalfa, the agony is not over. He is desperately searching for the bodies of his wife and five children trapped under ...
Deaths: Estimates vary. Human Rights Watch: 904–1,000+ protesters [4] [5] 817 at Rabaa Square 87 at al-Nahda Square. Egypt's National Council for Human Rights: 632 killed [6] [7] 624 protesters 8 police officers. Health Ministry: 638 killed [8] 595 protesters 43 police officers. National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy: 2,600 deaths [9 ...