Wikala al-Bazara

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    Sharia al-Tombakshiyya, N of Khan Al-Khalili

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The fully restored - yet empty - Wikala al-Bazara is one of about 20 remaining wikala s (merchant hostels) in the medieval city, down from about 360 in the 17th century, when this one was built. The Gamaliyya was the medieval warehouse district, with many of these wikalas , all built to the same plan: storerooms and stables surrounding a courtyard, with guestrooms for traders on the upper floors; heavy front gates protected the merchandise at night.