Cairo, Egypt

Wikala of al-Ghuri

Wikala of al-Ghuri, Cairo

A five-story merchants' caravanserai built around 1504 by Sultan al-Ghuri, the Wikala of al-Ghuri ringed storerooms and lodgings around a great courtyard. Today it shelters artisans and hosts Sufi whirling performances near al-Azhar.

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Location

Coordinates: 30.04572, 31.26089

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