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*[http://jewishphotolibrary.smugmug.com/AFRICA/AFRICANorth/MOROCCO/SoussMassaDr%C3%A2a/MAAgadirJewishCemetery/n-N9Fmz/i-zsR5Z5q MOROCCO, Agadir. Jewish Cemetery] | *[http://jewishphotolibrary.smugmug.com/AFRICA/AFRICANorth/MOROCCO/SoussMassaDr%C3%A2a/MAAgadirJewishCemetery/n-N9Fmz/i-zsR5Z5q MOROCCO, Agadir. Jewish Cemetery] | ||
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScntry=61 Find a Grave] | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScntry=61 Find a Grave] | ||
==Online Resources== | |||
==== Muslim Cemeteries ==== | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mausoleums_in_Egypt Mausoleums in Egypt] (Wikipedia) | |||
* [https://myend.com/country/egypt-modern-death-practices Article] about burial practices in Egypt (MyEnd) | |||
* See "List of Cemeteries" below | |||
==== Christian Cemeteries ==== | |||
'''Billion Graves''' - The database has over 6,000 searchable memorials for Christian cemeteries in Egypt. This includes the [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/American-Cemetery-Old-Cairo-Egypt/179296 American cemetery], [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Greek-Cemetery-at-Mar-Gergis/180629 Greek Cemetery at Mar Gergis], [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%86-%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83--Catholic-Community-Cemetery/325743 Coptic Catholic Cemetery], and some war cemeteries. | |||
* [https://billiongraves.com/search Search memorials] | |||
==== Jewish Cemeteries ==== | |||
'''JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Register''' (JOWBR) - A large Jewish burial database with over 4.2 million entries from 143 countries. Includes 29 cemeteries in Egypt with over 2,500 memorials. Must be logged in to access search results. Membership is free, donations are encouraged | |||
* [https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/ Search engine] | |||
* [https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.php Index] of all cemeteries included in the database, including Egypt | |||
'''Billion Graves''' - Includes 32 headstones from the [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/The-Basateen-Jewish-Cemetery-of-Cairo-Egypt/313098 Baseteen Jewish Cemetery of Cairo], one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the world. For further reading about the cemetery, read this [http://archive.diarna.org/site/detail/public/224/ article]. | |||
==== War Cemeteries ==== | |||
'''Commonwealth War Graves''' - Includes 50,000 searchable memorials from 32 British military cemeteries. | |||
* [https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/search-results/?Country=Egypt&Lat=0&Lon=0&Locality=null&Name=&CasualtiesRange=0&Size=50&Page=1 Cemeteries - Egypt] | |||
* [https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/ Search memorials] | |||
===List of Cemeteries=== | |||
The memorials for these cemeteries are not available online, but the location and some photos can be found with the Google Maps links below. | |||
* [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Masr-El-Gedida-Cemetery/183768 Masr El-Gedida Cemetery] | |||
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Al+Ghafir+Cemetery/@30.0512746,31.2831592,799m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x14583f6d70e5ca11:0x45556e6acbbb7171!2sKing+Khashqadar,+El-Gamaleya,+Manshiyat+Naser,+Cairo+Governorate+4420522,+Egypt!3b1!8m2!3d30.0512746!4d31.2831592!16s%2Fg%2F1tvtw4z6!3m5!1s0x14583fdbaf5106cb:0x2d90ae45c3cafd87!8m2!3d30.0530435!4d31.2863931!16s%2Fg%2F11j1n1dx7n?entry=ttu Al Ghafir Cemetery] | |||
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bab+El-Wazir+Cemetery/@30.0358192,31.2633519,12790m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m10!1m2!2m1!1sCemetery!3m6!1s0x14583f57e1436007:0x67187c8f5200a1f!8m2!3d30.0358192!4d31.2633519!15sCghDZW1ldGVyeZIBCGNlbWV0ZXJ54AEA!16s%2Fg%2F12638ql81?entry=ttu Bab El-Wazir Cemetery] | |||
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Shiha+Cemetery/@30.0528239,31.2784949,204606m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m10!1m2!2m1!1sCemetery!3m6!1s0x14583f75e55e4aab:0x86a28229fdf70ae2!8m2!3d30.0528239!4d31.2784949!15sCghDZW1ldGVyeZIBCGNlbWV0ZXJ54AEA!16s%2Fg%2F11lwq37y6z?entry=ttu Shiha Cemetery] | |||
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Saint+Barbara+Cemetery/@30.0061611,31.2324173,204702m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m10!1m2!2m1!1sCemetery!3m6!1s0x145847110d0c18d7:0xe3b4d33584b2748f!8m2!3d30.0061611!4d31.2324173!15sCghDZW1ldGVyeZIBCGNlbWV0ZXJ54AEA!16s%2Fg%2F11c5bhwj14?entry=ttu Saint Barbara Cemetery] | |||
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Saint+George+Cemetery/@30.0073465,31.2306701,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMmft8ux-5VAfVJa7hbpwv0IjyqyobxBJuhY4pI!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMmft8ux-5VAfVJa7hbpwv0IjyqyobxBJuhY4pI%3Dw86-h114-k-no!7i3024!8i4032!4m11!1m2!2m1!1sCemetery!3m7!1s0x145847f790d352e5:0x80214387cf478d0f!8m2!3d30.0073465!4d31.2306701!10e5!15sCghDZW1ldGVyeZIBCGNlbWV0ZXJ54AEA!16s%2Fg%2F11gk9mxqc4?entry=ttu Saint George Cemetery] | |||
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alexandria+Armenian+Cemetery/@29.8057986,28.2451252,820458m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m10!1m2!2m1!1scemeteries+in+Egypt!3m6!1s0x14f5c3862b6bcefd:0xcb1bb93162da2210!8m2!3d31.2045919!4d29.9165176!15sChNjZW1ldGVyaWVzIGluIEVneXB0kgEIY2VtZXRlcnngAQA!16s%2Fg%2F11dxbtrjrj?entry=ttu Alexandria Armenian Cemetery] | |||
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==Information Recorded in the Records== | |||
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==References== | |||
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