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The events of 2 February 2011, now widely known in Egypt as the Battle of the Camel, occurred days before Mubarak stepped down. In February 2011, horse and camel owners of Nazlet al-Samman were mobilised by then-President Hosni Mubarak and launched an assault against protesters in Tahrir Square calling for regime change. The wall affected residents' business, as it prevented tourists from accessing the neighbourhood. In 2000, the Egyptian government built a wall to stop any expansion of Nazlet al-Samman from infringing on the site of the pyramids.

Joining the 'A-class': Better off Egyptians flee Cairo's chaos for gated 'utopia' Read More В» Upper storeys of the demolished properties were used as a hostel for tourists. The majority of inhabitants in Nazlet al-Samman work in tourism, as many own shops adjacent to the pyramids selling memorabilia and ancient Egyptian clothes or give horseback tours to foreign tourists. These two Cairo neighbourhoods were demolished in 2016 to make way for a private investment project, with Egyptian authorities compensating the inhabitants of Warraq and Maspero below the market value for their properties. Others protested after it happened, fearing that their community would meet the same fate as al-Warraq and Maspero. Local media said that some inhabitants of Nazlet al-Samman, which is known to be pro-government, participated in the demolition operation along with the authorities.

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Residents of Nazlet al-Samman, a neighbourhood adjacent to the Giza Necropolis, the Great Sphinx and the pyramids, protested on Monday over fears that Giza governorate authorities were pushing to demolish the entire area, despite authorities saying that they would only destroy four properties for вЂњbuilding without a license on a heritage siteвЂќ. Egyptian authorities arrested 22 people and demolished two properties in a neighbourhood of Cairo on Monday, in a case that has highlighted the issue of informal areas in the Egyptian capital.

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