The Hanging Church

Church · Cairo

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In Cairo’s ‘Garbage City,' One Coptic Community Is Telling a Sustainability Success Story

"Known as the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary, this is an iconic Christian monument in Cairo, famous for its nave suspended over the ground."

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/cairo-egypt-christian-zabbaleen-community

Kom Ghorab, Old Cairo, Cairo Governorate 4244001, Egypt Get directions

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