City of the Dead or The City of the Dead may refer to:
Places
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City of the Dead (Cairo)
The City of the Dead, or Cairo Necropolis, also referred to as the Qarafa (; locally pronounced as ''al-'arafa''), is a series of vast Islamic-era necropolises and cemeteries in Cairo, Egypt. They extend to the north and to the south of the Cairo ...
, a cemetery and neighbourhood in Cairo, Egypt
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Dargavs
Dargavs (, ''Dærğævs'') is a settlement in Prigorodny District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia, located on the Gizeldon River. Dargavs was a center of the Ossetian province of Tagauria.
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necropolis
A necropolis (: necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek ''nekropolis'' ().
The term usually implies a separate burial site at a distan ...
, an Alanian burial site in North Ossetia-Alania, Russia, referred to as "City of the dead"
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Dead Cities
The Dead Cities () or Forgotten Cities () are a group of 700 abandoned settlements in northwest Syria between Aleppo and Idlib. Around 40 villages grouped in eight archaeological parks situated in north-western Syria provide an insight into rura ...
, a group of abandoned settlements in Northwest Syria
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El Tajín
El Tajín is a pre-Columbian archeological site in southern Mexico and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica. A part of the Classic Veracruz culture, El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 AD and dur ...
, a pre-Columbian archeological site in Mexico whose original name is claimed to have been Mictlan or "place of the dead"
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Myra
Myra (; , ''Mýra'') was a city in Lycia. The city was probably founded by Lycians on the river Myros (; Turkish: ''Demre Çay''), in the fertile alluvial plain between, the Massikytos range (Turkish: ''Alaca Dağ'') and the Aegean Sea. By the ...
, a collection of Lycian rock-cut tombs in Antalya Province, Turkey
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Southern Necropolis
The Southern Necropolis is a cemetery in the Gorbals district of southern Glasgow, Scotland. It was opened in the year 1840 to provide an affordable and respectable place of burial for the people of Gorbals and the surrounding areas of the city ...
, a cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland
Films
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''The City of the Dead'' (film), a 1960 British horror film which had the title ''Horror Hotel'' for the US release
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City of the Living Dead
''City of the Living Dead'' (, also released as ''The Gates of Hell'') is a 1980 Italian supernatural horror film co-written and directed by Lucio Fulci. It stars Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Carlo de Mejo, Antonella Interlenghi, Gi ...
'', a 1980 horror film by Lucio Fulci
* ''City of the Walking Dead'', the US title for ''
Nightmare City
''Nightmare City'' (; released in the US as ''City of the Walking Dead'') is a 1980 science-fiction horror film directed by Umberto Lenzi. It stars Hugo Stiglitz as a TV news reporter who witnesses the collapse of order in a city overrun by ir ...
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Gangs of the Dead
''Gangs of the Dead'', originally ''Last Rites'', is a zombie survival film released in 2006, starring Enrique Almeida and Reggie Bannister.
Plot
The film takes place in the city of Los Angeles, California, and follows two intertwined plots.
Th ...
'', a 2006 American horror film retitled ''City of the Dead'' for its German and Italian premieres
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Chhota Bheem & Krishna: Patliputra- City of the Dead'', an Indian animated film in the ''Chhota Bheem'' series
Novels
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''City of the Dead'' (novel), a 2005 novel by Brian Keene
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''The City of the Dead'' (novel), a 2001 ''Doctor Who'' novel
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Galaxy of Fear: City of the Dead'', a ''Star Wars'' novel by John Whitman
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Resident Evil: City of the Dead'', a 1999 novelisation of the video game ''Resident Evil 2''
Others
* "City of the Dead", a song by The Clash, the B-side to the "
Complete Control
"Complete Control" is a song by the Clash, released as a 7" single and featured on the US release of their debut album.
Background
The song is often cited as one of punk's greatest singles and is a fiery polemic on record companies, managers ...
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"City of the Dead" (song), a song by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus
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''City of the Dead'' (video game), a canceled video game based on George A. Romero's ''Dead'' series
See also
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Necropolis
A necropolis (: necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek ''nekropolis'' ().
The term usually implies a separate burial site at a distan ...
, a term for a cemetery, derived from the Greek for "city of the dead"
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