{"id":54342,"date":"2024-07-30T14:17:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T12:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/blog\/what-to-buy-in-the-cairo-market-khan-el-khalili-bazaar\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T12:29:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:29:17","slug":"what-to-buy-in-the-cairo-market-khan-el-khalili-bazaar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.egiptoexclusivo.com\/en\/blog\/what-to-buy-in-the-cairo-market-khan-el-khalili-bazaar\/","title":{"rendered":"What to buy in the Cairo market: Khan el-Khalili bazaar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Khan el-Khalili (also often written as Khan el-Khalili) is a real <\/strong> tourist attraction in Cairo. tourist attraction in Cairo<\/strong><\/a>Jan el-Khalili market: for its size, for its atmosphere but also, logically, for what you can buy there.\nIn this post we give you some tips on what to buy in the Cairo market, Khan el-Khalili, both to enjoy at the time and to bring it back home. <\/p>\n\n

5 items to buy in the Cairo market, Khan el-Khalili<\/h2>\n\n

In the Jan el-Jalili bazaar it is possible to buy all kinds of products, in many cases mere souvenirs mass-produced for sale to tourists.\nBut there are also local handicrafts, of different qualities, and if you have to choose 5 characteristic items<\/strong>, this could be the list of priorities: <\/p>\n\n

#1.\nObjetos hechos en cobre <\/h3>\n\n

It is perhaps the most present metal in the bazaar.\nIt is not a precious metal, but its versatility and <\/strong> its accessible price are accessible price<\/strong><\/a> has favored its wide use, since centuries ago.\nIn fact, one of the most interesting areas of the market is El Najaseen, the area where the artisans of this metal are located. Kitchen utensils <\/strong>but also household items <\/strong>and decorative pieces such as lamps are made with copper, alone or in combination with other materials. <\/p>\n\n

#2.\nInstrumentos musicales <\/h3>\n\n

The great musicians may not come here to buy their professional instruments, but the variety and, above all, the exoticism of these gadgets in the eyes of a Western traveler will make buying them worthwhile.\nFrom simple percussion<\/strong> instruments, such as the derbake <\/em>or the riqq <\/em>(a kind of tambourine) to wind instruments<\/strong>, such as the ney <\/em>or the mizmar <\/em>(similar to flutes), to more sophisticated stringed<\/strong> instruments, such as the qanun <\/em>or the oud<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n

#3.\nAmuletos <\/h3>\n\n

The Egyptian population is very believer in supernatural powers, collected in one way or another in their sacred scriptures or in the popular tradition.\nAnd one of the most famous is related to Fatima, daughter of Mohammed, whose descendants founded the local Fatimid dynasty.\nThis amulet is the hand of Fatima<\/strong>, a kind of inverted hand with an eye in the center that serves to protect the wearer against the evil eye. <\/p>\n\n

#4.\nAntig\u00fcedades <\/h3>\n\n

Although this is a fairly generic section, lovers of antiques in general will find here a lot of genre.\nThat is, objects of all kinds coming, in many cases, from private collections, homes that have been renovated or other avatars. Furniture, mirrors, frames<\/strong>… and an endless number of options. <\/p>\n\n

#5.\nAlimentaci\u00f3n\u2026 o simplemente probarla <\/h3>\n\n

Finally, we cannot fail to mention the food and gastronomic products that you can find here.\nSome are sold ready-made, with special mention to the spices<\/strong>.\nOthers can be eaten on the spot, such as basboussa <\/em>and other Egyptian sweets or pastries.\nBut if what you want is to sit and enjoy, the preferred option is the coffee<\/strong>, especially if you are lucky enough to find a place in the most famous: the Fishawi or Caf\u00e9 de los Espejos, founded in 1769. <\/p>\n\n

Market data of interest<\/h2>\n\n

The Khan el-Khalili market is located in a key area of Cairo: in its Islamic quarter, which is part of the Unesco World Heritage site, known as Historic Cairo<\/strong>.\nThat is, the oldest area of the city, which emerged from the ninth century, as an evolution of the previous settlement of Fustat. <\/p>\n\n

From here ruled the Fatimid and Mamluk dynasties, until the early sixteenth century, and left important monumental buildings, which today are tourist attractions of the city.\nAnd one of them is, indeed, the Jan el-Jalili market, with origins in the late fourteenth century, at the time of the Mamluk Sultan Djaharks el-Jalili<\/strong>, hence its name. <\/p>\n\n

At first, it was a place of stay and rest for traders (caravanserai), built on a previous cemetery, but later acquired its current commercial use.\nAccording to some estimates, the number of stalls inside the market is around a thousand. <\/p>\n\n

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