In Iraq cemetery, living among the dead
The largest cemetery in the restive province of Diyala has more than 20,000 graves, some date back as far as 1600 A.D., and covers more than a mile and a half of land. The cemetery also has something that few others in the world have: living residents. Over the past several years, about 25 families […]Omar Al-Jawoshy reports for the New York Times:
The largest cemetery in the restive province of Diyala has more than 20,000 graves, some date back as far as 1600 A.D., and covers more than a mile and a half of land.
The cemetery also has something that few others in the world have: living residents.
Over the past several years, about 25 families fled to the cemetery from poor villages in the province that had been taken over by insurgents.
