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  • Khan el-Khalili

  • 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.
    World Heritage Site
    Khan el-Khalili
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    Khan el-Khalili

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1979

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Egypt

    Cairo

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    14th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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