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Jerusalem Goes Underground to Solve Cemetery Crisis

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Jerusalem has a unique problem - they are running out of room to bury the recently deceased. In a bid to solve the city’s desperate lack of burial sites, Jerusalem is turning back the clock and building underground cemeteries for the first time in 1,600 years. The completed structure will hold 22,000 graves and will be able to provide burial space for about 10 years, taking up 300,000 cubic metres.

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