Khan el-Khalili

خان الخليلي

Cairo's Mamluk market (1382) — coppersmiths', goldsmiths' and coffee lanes around al-Husayn; the most famous living eastern bazaar.

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At a glance

Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Egypt & Nile
Identifiers
Wikidata
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In time

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

Trade and financeArchitectureCuisines of the Muslim world

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People and things also explored

Bazaar of Tabriz· Al-Hamidiyah Souq· Chandni Chowk· Great Mosque of Samarra· Al-Madina Souq, Aleppo· Grand Bazaar of Isfahan· Bibi-Khanym Mosque· Faisal Mosque

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Khan el-Khalili”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/khan-al-khalili/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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