Egypt's 'City of the Dead' in Cairo is a vast necropolis of old tombs and the final resting place for Egyptian royalty where people live amongst the graves - now it faces being bulldozed and modernised

A necropolis hailed one of the world's creepiest locations where the living still reside alongside the dead could be razed to the ground.

Dubbed 'The City of the Dead' and dating back 1,000 years, Cairo'sNecropolis in Egypt is a vast burial site at the foot of the Mokattam Hills. But the eerie site is now facing being bulldozed after government developers unveiled a controversial modernisation plan. The necropolis counts notable cultural figures, rulers and members of Egypt's royaltyamong its dead inhabitants.