Khan el-Khalili and Fatimid Cairo

Khan el-Khalili and Fatimid Cairo

Khan el-Khalili and Fatimid Cairo

Khan el-Khalili, one of the oldest markets in the Middle, a little older than 600 years, and still authentic architecture persists unchanged since the Mamluk era until now. Immigrated to him a large number of traders Palestinian city of Hebron and Sknoh and now has the community of folks Hebron inhabit it operates trade and them attributed Khan el-Khalili in Cairo and has been called that name in relation to its founder and is one of the princes Mamluks and was named Yarkas Khalili, a city of Hebron

If we go back by time back often will Italana Arab historian months Maqrizi who says Khan building big box surrounded courtyard and resembles the Agency, including class bottom of it stores, and comprises the upper layers stores and housing, has been named this name relative to the origin Sharif (Khalili), which was great Traders in the era of Sultan plum in 1400.
Was in Fatimid Cairo multiple markets, and public squares constructed for the purpose of trade is called (Caesarea) has allocated each to sell a particular commodity, and some sell things that bring convoys of Abyssinia such as drugs and parrots and gold dust, there has been private markets for precious stones in the street Moski , but now settled in the Khan el-Khalili, agate and coral, emerald and turquoise and other types of stones Indian, Ethiopian and Yemeni attracts tourists and kidnap their eyes