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Raya Mohammed (60) sits with her grandson inside an ancient tomb that her house is built over June 6, 2009 in the village of Gourna on the West bank of the Nile river near Luxor. Mohammed and several other families of the village are among the last to hold out from Egyptian authorities plans to forcibly resettle all the residents of this area as part of a 30 year, 5 billion egyptian pound redevelopment plan. (Photo by Scott Nelson, for the Times)

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Contained in galleries: Luxor Redevelopment Plan

Raya Mohammed (60) sits with her grandson inside an ancient tomb that her house is built over June 6, 2009 in the village of Gourna on the West bank of the Nile river near Luxor. Mohammed and several other families of the village are among the last to hold out from Egyptian authorities plans to forcibly resettle all the residents of this area as part of a 30 year, 5 billion egyptian pound redevelopment plan. (Photo by Scott Nelson, for the Times)