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Khan el-Khalili

Khan el-Khalili,

area in the neighborhood of Al-Hussein, Cairo, Egypt and is considered one of the most important markets of Old Cairo. He has a major tourist attraction for visitors to Cairo, Egypt in general. Featuring bazaars, shops and restaurants popular, also features a lot of tourists and habitual inhabitants of them.

History

He holds Khan title Khalili proportion to the Sultan Jahrks Khalili a Mamluk sultans Circassian and founded in 1382 AD, since more than 620 years on the ruins of graves Fatimid caliphs in Egypt, known as the «soil saffron» had this soil fees and returns keen on all the Fatimid caliphs in terms of frequency had lighted and charity days of the Fatimid caliphate.
When desired Jharks in building this Khan raking "soil saffron" and threw what was from the bones of the hills outside Cairo, apologizing for it that the Fatimids were infidels because they belong to the Shiite sect.




The Muizz may invoke him (Kairouan) coffins of three of his predecessors and buried in his tomb, where he was buried is also his successors.

Khan el-Khalili district is one of the thirty-eight were distributed market days Mamluk Cairo axes, and the center of the old city is located.

Arab historian Maqrizi Khan large square building surrounding a courtyard and is similar to the agency, including its lower class shops, and includes the upper layers of the stores and housing.

In the spring of the second year 917 AH / July 1511 demolition of Sultan Ghori Khan al-Khalili and established his place quotients and shops and Rbuaa reached by agencies of the three gates. Had Alhawwasal demolished shops and Khan was rebuilt after that.

Site

Khan el-Khalili is located in a street parallel to the street Muizz Fatimid. There are two of the most famous mosques in Egypt two Islamic Al-Azhar mosque, which was built in the Fatimid period, and Hussein Mosque which has a large place in the hearts of Egyptians who have a very strong passion for the family of the Prophet.


Description


Characterized Khan Khalili lot number Hawwanath adjacent next to each other in the intimacy severe sold them all what he wants tourists to buy from Cairo starting from artifacts Pharaonic imitated professionalism and accuracy severely, through Palmchgullac copper and arabesque catching the eye when they fall on them, the end Balabaouat Instead belly dancing that attract tourists of all nationalities for the acquisition of a piece or more and silver shops, which includes the finest silver jewelry that will only be found in Khan al-Khalili and are very popular from Arab and foreign tourists. Leather and copper have to place an ad in Khan where tourists are not only, but it is one of the purposes of representation workers from attending to Khan to buy clothing and accessories historic show business in the historic copper swords, helmets and belts.

And displays of goods in Khan style that characterized the old Cairo where she was market Taatlasq and filled lanes Balhawwanat that offer the same goods at varying prices.

Khan Crafts

Khan includes traditional crafts and heritage and hundreds of workers and artisans who يمتهنون trades and handicrafts such as carpets and crystal beads and sedge industry, gold and silver ornaments and Pharaonic amulets.

The famous sell gold and silver and copper artifacts Pharaonic imitated perfectly, and artistic works hand, stones of various accessories, leather and natural herbs, incense, and Alabajurat made of stained glass and glass municipal water pipe (hookah Arab), which has become the most famous products of Khan al-Khalili.

There Bakhan Designated leather goods, copper and historical accessories such as swords and copper helmets and belts, and prices of these products range according to size and Okhamadtha and start from 20 pounds and up to thousands of pounds.

And sold incense imported from Sudan, oud and incense that are imported from Saudi Arabia, Arabic gum smoke that people think that they prevent eye and envy, and incense coriander, dubbed "jaw jaw" any smell go about it irreversibly decade. Papyrus bearing fees and Hiroglovih words, mascots and icons and poems Ghazlah, and engravings tells the story of Isis and Osiris. The Tri pools of various kinds, including made sowing olives and plastic called "light of the morning" and made of turquoise, coral, amber and sandalwood.
Khan elkhaleely haddara

Khan ElKhalili bazar

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