5/5 Christian D. 1 year ago on Google
For
people
grown
up
in
Europe,
States,
Canada,
..,
the
impressions
you
get
might
reorder
your
mind
and
the
habbits
you're
used
to.
The
Zabbaleen
people
(garbage
collectors)
go
back
centuries
where
coptic
where
allowed
to
breed
their
pigs
by
leftover
food
in
an
Islamic
area.
Nowadays
the
Zabbaleen
people
collect
garbage
all
over
Cairo,
efficiently
sort
it
by
hand,
and
therefore
recycle
up
to
80
%.
The
shreddered
and
neatly
packed
material
is
sold
back
to
industry,
where
it
is
cleaned
up
and
reused.
That's
the
way
the
Zabbaleen
walk
their
daily
life
as
it
is
given.
By
the
1980s
the
Zabbaleen
have
established
the
world's
largest
cave
church
by
digging
into
the
hill,
upwards
the
district.
The
church
St.
Simon
has
around
20.000
handmade
seats
of
stone
and
the
Zabbaleen
do
not
take
any
touristic
fee,
it
is
open
for
any
one.
Next
to
it
is
St.
Marcus
church
which
is
inside
a
cave,
where
might
be
able
to
listen
to
a
various
number
of
birds
breeding
and,
therewidth,
sharing
the
place
with
the
Zabbaleen.
If
needed,
they
also
established
clean
rest
rooms
with
tap
water
outside,
common
to
western
standards.
If
you
decide
to
go
there,
stop
at
the
main
entrance
at
the
south
by
taxi
or
uber.
Some
drivers
even
won't
drive
you
indside,
due
to
road
quailty.
However,
wait
a
moment,
there
are
Tuk
Tuks
(three
wheeled
motorbike
taxis)
comeing
out
and
taking
anyone
in.
Name
St.
Simon,
get
in,
that's
it.
There
is
no
need
to
deal
a
price,
the
Zabbaleen
are
very
friendly,
they
take
you
up,
and
if
you
pass
around
20
Egyptian
pound,
you
will
receive
a
smile.
Getting
back
is
bit
tougher,
while
you
might
have
to
walk
inside
the
district,
looking
for
a
free
Tuk
Tuk
passing
by.
You
can
easly
navigate
by
mobile
and
there
is
only
a
single
crossing,
where
you
have
to
turn
left,
until
several
Tuk
Tuks
show
up
that
you
can
signal
with
the
hand
for
a
ride
out
the
district.
You
do
not
have
to
fear
anything,
the
Zabbaleen
are
that
friendly
and
help
you
at
anytime.
:-)
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