In the distance, on the left, are the domes of medieval General view of the Northern Cemetery, part of the City of the Dead. [7]The Bab al-Wazir Cemetery, just north of the Citadel walls and south of the main Northern Cemetery, also dates from the Mamluk period. North of the historic city is also the Bab al-Nasr Cemetery, named after the northern city gate, which covers a much smaller area than the other two. It originally developed separately from the rest of the Northern Cemetery but it too dates back to the Mamluk period. The Northern Cemetery of Cairo .

Source: The North Africa Journal November 10, 2020 16:41 UTC