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Khan el-Khalili
Cairo's great medieval bazaar, a warren of lanes selling lamps, spices, silver and textiles.
- Editor's score
- 4.6
- Visit
- 2 h
- Price
- Free
About
The bazaar grew from a caravanserai founded in the fourteenth century by a Mamluk emir, and trading has continued here ever since. Its lanes are packed with brass lanterns, perfume bottles, jewellery and spices, and it sits in the heart of Islamic Cairo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Stopping for mint tea at the centuries-old El Fishawy café is a Cairo ritual.
Best time to go: Come in the evening, when the lanes are lit and El Fishawy café is at its liveliest.
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