Garbage City, is a slum settlement at the base of Mokattam Hill on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Its economy revolves around the collection and recycling of the city's garbage. Although the area has streets, shops, and apartments as other areas of the city, it lacks infrastructure and often has no running water, sewage, or electricity.
Coptic Christians were originally the predominant inhabitants of Garbage City, though in recent decades the area's Muslim population has grown. The Christians were well known for herding swine within the city, which were fed edible pieces of garbage and marketed across Cairo to Coptic Christian establishments. However in the spring of 2009 the Egyptian government, in response to the worldwide threat of swine flu, embarked on a massive program to cull the herds of pigs so now they have none.[1]
The Cave Cathedral or St Sama'ans Church, used by the Coptic Christians in Garbage City, is the largest church in the Middle East, with seating for 15,000 people
The carvings in the wall were started 20 years age by a man from Poland.
The carvings in the wall were started 20 years age by a man from Poland.
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