El-Muizz Street, Old Islamic Cairo, & Khan Elkhalili Tourist Bazaar Day Tour

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Stop At: Khan Al-Khalili, Cairo Egypt

The latgest tourist bazaar of Egypt. The history of this shopping area goes back to 1800 when it was built to serve as dry food market. It was then switched into tourist bazaar. The area is around 1000 years old.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Mosque of Al-Azhar, El Hossein Square, Cairo 11511 Egypt

Al-Azhar Mosque (Arabic: el-Azhar (Egyptian), "The Most Resplendent Congregational Mosque"), also simply in Egypt Al-Azhar is an Egyptian mosque in Islamic Cairo. Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah of the Fatimid dynasty commissioned its construction for the newly established capital city in 970. Its name is usually thought to allude to the Islamic prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatimah, a revered figure in Islam who was given the title az-Zahrā′ ("the shining or resplendent one"). It was the first mosque established in Cairo, a city that has since gained the nickname "the City of a Thousand Minarets.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Al-Hakim Mosque, Cairo Egypt

The Mosque of al-Hakim nicknamed al-Anwar 'the Illuminated', is a major Islamic religious site in Cairo, Egypt. It is named after Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985–1021), the sixth Fatimid caliph and 16th Ismaili Imam.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Sharia Al Mu'izz Li-Din Allah, Al Moez Ldin Allah Al Fatmi, Cairo 11511 Egypt

Muizz Street (Egyptian Shareʻ El Muizz, full name; Shariʻa al-Muizz li-Din Illah), also known as Al Moez Ldin Allah Al Fatimi Street in Islamic Cairo, Egypt is one of the oldest streets in Cairo, approximately one kilometer long. A United Nations study found it to have the greatest concentration of medieval architectural treasures in the Islamic world. The street (shariʻa in Arabic) is named for Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, the fourth caliph of the Fatimid dynasty. It stretches from Bab Al-Futuh in the north to Bab Zuweila in the south. Starting in 1997, the national government carried out extensive renovations to the historical buildings, modern buildings, paving, and sewerage to turn the street into an "open-air museum". On April 24, 2008, Al-Muizz Street was rededicated as a pedestrian only zone between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm; cargo traffic will be allowed outside of these hours.

The northern part of the street extends from the Al-Hakim Mosque in the north to the Spice Market at Al-Azhar Street and includes the antiques markets section, Al-Aqmar Mosque (one of the few extant Fatimid mosques), the Qalawun complex, and several well preserved medieval mansions and palaces.

The southern part extends from the Ghuriya complex to the Bab Zuweila and includes the magnificent Tent Market in the Gamaliya district

Duration: 2 hours