It was a city of the dead.

那是一座死城。

'Nejef is the holy city of the dead, and Kerbala has a wonderful mosque.

“内杰夫是死者圣城， 卡尔巴拉有一座美妙的清真寺。

The number of these elite tombs grew quite high, and they were developed in a grid formation, which pretty much created a city of the dead, even with their own streets.

这些精英墓葬的数量越来越多，它们呈网格状发展，这几乎创造了一个死亡之城，甚至有自己的街道。