The Monastery of Saint Simon, Cairo
The Monastery of St. Simon is on the west bank of the Nile behind the Zabbaleen village. The Zabbaleen village where the garbage collectors of Cairo live. In 1969 the governor of Cairo decided to move all of the garbage collectors to the Mokattam. In 1987 there were approximately 15,000 people living in the Zabbaleen village.
Reaching the monastery is not an easy feat; it is difficult to get to, due to having to wind through the Zabbaleen village.
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