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

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

Jan 12, 2023

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