Clockwise from top: the old Gurna houses overlooking Medinet Habu; one of the preserved houses; depicting the traditions of the Gurna people on the walls makes this house one of 25 others to be preserved; a resident not willing to leave her house; a Gurna resident still practising her everyday rituals hoping not to be relocated
photos: Sherif Sonbol

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