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Coptic Cemetery

The Shatby area of central Alexandria has been a home to the city's necropolis for centuries, although this Coptic cemetery is a more recent (for Alexandria) addition. The various cemeteries in this area illustrate how cosmopolitan Alexandria once was. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is running a heritage project to protect the Coptic cemetery.

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