Some of the tombstones are so old, they’ve fallen apart. At least somebody has tried to tidy them up a bit. The groundskeeper said there were plans afoot to restore some of these old monuments.

I’ll end this gallery here for now, but I’m sure we’ll be back, next time with a map so we’ll know where to find familiar names. Also because Sahraa loved it and would like to return. Thanks for all the interest shown in this historic and fascinating cemetery!

Matthew Brady, ‘father of photojournalism,’ posted earlier: