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Khan el-Khalili
Khan el-Khalili is a major souk in the Islamic district of Cairo. The site of Khan el-Khalili was originally the site of the mausoleum known as the turbat az-za'faraan, which was the burial site of the Fatimid caliphs. Later, The Fatimid cemetery was destroyed to erect a large caravanserai (khan) during the reign of the Mamluk Sultan Barquq in the late 14th century AD. Khan el-Khalili was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 as part of Historic Cairo.
The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Historic Cairo.by Jeaaann, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 29 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
1979
14th Century AD
Islamic
Islamic
Islamic Monuments
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