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75 year old Wataneya has lived in City of the Dead her whole life. In Cairo, refugees from the housing shortage have laid claim to the city's main cemetery. One million people live, work, shop and go to school in and among the mausoleums.

75 year old Wataneya has lived in City of the Dead her whole life. In Cairo, refugees from the housing shortage have laid claim to the city's main cemetery. One million people live, work, shop and go to school in and among the mausoleums.

Image: 8 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. (20.6 x 30.8 cm)
Paper: 11 x 13 15/16 in. (27.9 x 35.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ed Kashi, 2006
Accession No. 2006.40.22