Ezbet Bekhit (Bekheit hamlet) is a self-built community located in the Manshiyat Naser district in Cairo, Egypt. As of 2003, it has a population of 37,000.[1] On September 6, 2008, over 100 residents were killed, and thousands displaced due to the Duweika Rockslide.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Abdel Azim, Nazly Amr. Dealing with urban poverty: the case of Ezbet Bekhit and Manshiet Nasser. Cairo, Egypt. p. 80 – via The American University in Cairo. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ "Egypt: Buried alive; trapped by poverty and neglect in Cairo's informal settlements". ReliefWeb. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

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