Al-Muizz Street

شارع المعز لدين الله الفاطمي

A 1 km pedestrian street of thousand-year-old mosques and madrasas

Hours

Pedestrian-only 8am–11pm; building hours vary (check on site)

Tickets

Street free; Qalawun complex and Bayt al-Suhaymi were EGP 180 each in 2024 (check on site)

Address

About 1 km from Bab al-Futuh in the north to Bab Zuweila in the south, a block from Khan el-Khalili

This was the main avenue when the Fatimids founded Cairo, and its kilometre or so is still lined with Mamluk mosques, madrasas and public fountains. By day you hear coppersmiths hammering; at night the facades are lit and the street fills with strollers and young Cairenes taking photos. The marble inlay under the Qalawun complex's dome and the carved wooden screens of the Ottoman house Bayt al-Suhaymi are the standouts. No cars, so it's far easier walking than the Khan.