Khan el-Khalili, the area in Hay Al-Hussein, Cairo, Egypt is one of the most important markets of Old Cairo. It has attracted a large tourist for visitors to Cairo, Egypt in general. It features a popular bazaars and shops and restaurants, and is characterized by abundant numbers of tourists and a population accustomed to them.
He holds the Khan title Khalili proportion to the Sultan Jahrks Khalili, a Mamluk sultans Circassian and founded in 1382 AD, ie for more than 620 years on the ruins of the tombs of the Fatimid caliphs in Egypt, known as the «soil saffron» It was for this soil fees and returns strive to do all the Fatimid caliphs in terms of frequency and had them and lighted and charity days Fatimid caliphate. [1]
When he wanted to build this Jharks Khan digging "the soil of saffron" and delivered what was out of the bones on the hills outside Cairo, apologizing for that that the Fatimids were infidels because they belong to the Shiite sect.
The Muizz has evoked him from Kairouan coffins of three of his predecessors and buried in his tomb, where he was buried is also his successors.
Inspired Khan el-Khalili is one of thirty-eight market days of the Mamluks was broken on the Cairo axes, and located the old city center.
Arab historian says that Khan Maqrizi large square building surrounding a courtyard and is similar to the agency, the lower class, it includes shops, and includes upper layers stores and housing.
In the spring of the second year 917 AH / July 1511 AD demolition Sultan Ghouri Khan el-Khalili and established his place quotients and shops and Rbuaa agencies reached by the three gates. This Alhawwasal and shops were demolished and rebuilt Khan after that
Khan el-Khalili is characterized by abundant numbers of his adjacent next to each other in a highly familiar with all the tourist wants to buy it from Cairo starting from artifacts Pharaonic imitated professionally strong and accurate, passing through the metalwork copper arabesque catching the eye when you fall on them, the end of the Balaabaat Instead of belly dancing is sold that attract tourists of all nationalities for the acquisition of a piece or more of them and silver shops, which includes the finest silver jewelry, but you will not find in the Khan el-Khalili, and are very popular Arab and foreign tourists. Leather and copper manufactures its place an ad in the Khan meant not only tourists, but is considered one of the purposes of working in the field of representation of attending to Khan to buy clothes and accessories that historical exhibit in the historical works such as swords, helmets and copper belts.
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