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Haunting

Cairo

City of the pharaohs and the dead. The pyramids, built by thousands who died in construction. The Valley of the Kings' curse. Mummy unwrappings released something. Cairo never stopped being ancient.

2000 BC - Present
Egypt
50000+ witnesses

Cairo sits beside the world’s greatest necropolis.

The Pyramids

4500 years of death:

  • Built by workers who died
  • Royal tombs
  • Curses written
  • Strange energy
  • Tourists affected

The Curse

Tutankhamun’s tomb:

  • Opened 1922
  • Lord Carnarvon died
  • Others followed
  • Curse or coincidence?
  • Fear remains

City of the Dead

Necropolis:

  • People live among tombs
  • Generations
  • Dead and living together
  • Blurred boundaries
  • Unique situation

The Egyptian Museum

Mummies on display:

  • Ancient dead
  • Disturbed rest
  • Strange occurrences
  • Night guards report
  • Respectful viewing

Islamic Cairo

Medieval city:

  • Hundreds of mosques
  • Caliphs buried
  • Religious energy
  • Spiritual presence
  • Ancient quarter

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