The Zabbaleen (meaning literally garbage people) village at the base of the Mokattam cliffs began around 1969 when the Cairo governor decided to move

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The Zabbaleen (meaning literally garbage people) village at the base of the Mokattam cliffs began around 1969 when the Cairo governor decided to move all of the garbage collectors to a single settlement. The garbage collectors were largely Coptic Christians, and as their numbers continued to grow over the years the need for a centralized church began to grow. In 1975 the first Christian church was built in the village, but after a large fire broke out nearby, work began on a monastery that was built right into the cliffside Taken @Cairo, Egypt

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