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Residents joke with each other in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 6, 2015. The Algiers Casbah is a UNESCO World heritage site that includes the Sidi Ramdane mosque and former fortress, 10 centuries old. Decay from the passing years, as well as earthquake damage in 2003, leads some to consider a move to modern apartments with financial backing from the government. Others refuse to leave a neighbourhood they have called home for decades. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Residents joke with each other in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 6, 2015. The Algiers Casbah is a UNESCO World heritage site that includes the Sidi Ramdane mosque and former fortress, 10 centuries old. Decay from the passing years, as well as earthquake damage in 2003, leads some to consider a move to modern apartments with financial backing from the government. Others refuse to leave a neighbourhood they have called home for decades. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



A man performs ablution using water at an old fountain before performing prayers in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 3, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

A man performs ablution using water at an old fountain before performing prayers in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 3, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



Children stand on the balcony near remains of a collapsed moorish house in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 9, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Children stand on the balcony near remains of a collapsed moorish house in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 9, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



A Moorish baldachin bed is pictured inside a house in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria  December 13, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

A Moorish baldachin bed is pictured inside a house in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 13, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



Children attend a class in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 6, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Children attend a class in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 6, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



Cats sit in a basket in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 3, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Cats sit in a basket in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 3, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



A man sits inside a moorish house in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 3, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

A man sits inside a moorish house in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 3, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



A boy waves as he stands behind the door of a Moorish house in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 9, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

A boy waves as he stands behind the door of a Moorish house in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 9, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



A garbage collector collects rubbish with the aid of donkeys in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria  December 9, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

A garbage collector collects rubbish with the aid of donkeys in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 9, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



A boy swings on window bars in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 3, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

A boy swings on window bars in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 3, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



A man stands in a damaged moorish house in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 13, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

A man stands in a damaged moorish house in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 13, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



A woman hangs her washing out to dry on her roof top in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 6, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

A woman hangs her washing out to dry on her roof top in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 6, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



Plants grow in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 13, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Plants grow in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 13, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



Moorish-style windows are seen in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 13, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Moorish-style windows are seen in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 13, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



A boy plays with a soccer ball in a playground, where a house previously stood, in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 2, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

A boy plays with a soccer ball in a playground, where a house previously stood, in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 2, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



Drying laundry casts a shadow on the wall of a moorish house in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 13, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Drying laundry casts a shadow on the wall of a moorish house in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 13, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



A woman helps her daughter as she plays on a slide in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria  December 3, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

A woman helps her daughter as she plays on a slide in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 3, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



The sky is seen from the courtyard of a moorish house in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 9, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

The sky is seen from the courtyard of a moorish house in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 9, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



Sidi Ramdane mosque stands in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 3, 2015. Sidi Ramdane mosque is 10 centuries old, was restored after being threatened by collapse. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Sidi Ramdane mosque stands in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 3, 2015. Sidi Ramdane mosque is 10 centuries old, was restored after being threatened by collapse. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)



A man walks down an alley in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria  December 3, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

A man walks down an alley in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria December 3, 2015. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)
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