Cairo — Walking the Streets; More Khayamiya

In the Khayamiya Tentmakers Souk

Today I’m going to continue with something I began last Wednesday, a look at the sights in the Khayamiya Tentmakers Souk (Bazaar), otherwise known as the Khayamiya Cloth Souk. The location is within easy walking distance of the previously covered Khan el-Khalili Souk (Bazaar) and is just south of the southernmost gate in the wall surrounding Historic Cairo, the Bab Zuwayla:

Bab Zuwayla Gate, Historic Cairo area

As you head south from the Bab Zuwayla gate,...