Khan El Khalili

Khan El Khalili is a neighborhood in , . Khan El Khalili is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Madrasa and Mausoleum of Sultan Al-Salih Nagm Al-Din Ayyub and Sabil-kuttab of Khusraw Pasha.

Mosque
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
The Salihiyya Madrasa, also called the Madrasa and Mausoleum of as-Salih Najm ad-Din Ayyub is a historic madrasa and mausoleum complex in , .

Heritage site
Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.
is a heritage site.

Mosque
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
The al-Hussein Mosque is a and mausoleum, located near the bazaar in , . Containing the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali that was originally built in 1154, the mosque and mausoleum were reconstructed in 1874.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.

Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the name commonly given to the core of medieval , a part of the city remarkably different from the modern Downtown district and the suburbs to the west.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
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is a district in the Western Area of , . According to the district map, and the census, it is subdivided into the qisms of al-Wayli and el-Daher, or al-Zahir. Some of their better known quarters are and .

Khan El Khalili

Latitude
30.04894° or 30° 2′ 56″ north
Longitude
31.26148° or 31° 15′ 41″ east
Open location code
8G2H27X6+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 709581114
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Khan El Khalili” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خان الخليلى”

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Notable Places Nearby

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