• Egyptian worker sells shisha water pipe in the historical street of Elmoez Lideen Ella in Old Cairo ,Egypt, 11 January 2023. The complex of Sultan Qalawun was built along the Shari' el-Moez (street) in 1284 by Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun. It is comprised of a mosque-medersa, a mausoleum and a mauristan (which was replaced by a modern hospital in the 1920s) EPA / KHALED ELFIQI
    Egyptian worker sells shisha water pipe in the historical street of Elmoez Lideen Ella in Old Cairo ,Egypt, 11 January 2023. The complex of Sultan Qalawun was built along the Shari' el-Moez (street) in 1284 by Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun. It is comprised of a mosque-medersa, a mausoleum and a mauristan (which was replaced by a modern hospital in the 1920s) EPA / KHALED ELFIQI
  • The complex of Sultan Qalawun on the historical street of Elmoez Lideen Ella, which has been renovated
    The complex of Sultan Qalawun on the historical street of Elmoez Lideen Ella, which has been renovated
  • Outlets in Khan El Khalili bazaar
    Outlets in Khan El Khalili bazaar
  • The complex of Sultan Qalawun was built in 1284 by Sultan Al Mansur Qalawun
    The complex of Sultan Qalawun was built in 1284 by Sultan Al Mansur Qalawun
  • Copper goods for sale. The complex has a mosque-madrasa and a mausoleum
    Copper goods for sale. The complex has a mosque-madrasa and a mausoleum
  • The area's mauristan, meaning hospital, was replaced by a modern hospital in the 1920s
    The area's mauristan, meaning hospital, was replaced by a modern hospital in the 1920s
  • Painter Nabil at his art shop, which sells items from Napoleon's expedition to Egypt
    Painter Nabil at his art shop, which sells items from Napoleon's expedition to Egypt
  • A camera repair shop on the street
    A camera repair shop on the street
  • The front of the complex of Sultan Qalawun
    The front of the complex of Sultan Qalawun

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A walking tour of Old Cairo's Sultan Qalawun complex - in pictures

Art shops, camera repair outlets and shisha pipe sellers on the streets of Egyptian capital's historic quarter

The National

January 12, 2023

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Updated: January 12, 2023, 11:46 AM
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