Al-Darb al-Ahmar, Cairo

Al-Darb al-Ahmar, Cairo

 

Located at the heart of Cairo, this historic neighbourhood is home to 40 monuments of Islamic architecture and is said to be home to 1,000 artisanal workshops. The artisan’s manual energy is on full display along the streets, where they can be seen carving, sewing, welding, and hammering. The sound of their exertions fills the air. Click here to read more.

Salama Mahmoud's dye workshop (Copy)
Salama Mahmoud's dye workshop
Salama Mahmoud's dye workshop
Salama Mahmoud's dye workshop
 
A cordwainer (shoe maker)
Umm Al-Sultan Sha'ban Madrasa and Mosque
A local mullah: a Muslim learned in Islamic theology and sacred law
A bookbinder called Aslem
 
A carpenter at work
Street life - showing the layers of history
Street life
Abd El Zaher bookshop
 
Street life
A fruit seller
Street life
Street life
Street life
An aish baladi (flat bread) seller
 
Erk Sous (liquorice juice) Seller, al-Darb al-Ahmar, Cairo
Hassan'Hodhod's glassblowing workshop
The Khayrbak Mosque and Complex
The Street of the Tentmakers - Share'a el Khayamiya
The Street of the Tentmakers - Share'a el Khayamiya
The Street of the Tentmakers - Share'a el Khayamiya
 
Mohammed Hani, lantern maker
Mohammed Hani, lantern maker
Mohammed Hani, lantern maker
Mohammed Hani, lantern maker
 
Street life
An aish baladi (flatbread) bakery
Khaled Khalida's, mother of pearl and furniture workshop
Khaled Khalida's, mother of pearl and furniture workshop
An artisan applying the finishing touches to a box inplaid with mother-of-pearl
An artisan applying the finishing touches to a box inplaid with mother-of-pearl
 
An old doorway
Bab Zuweila
The Tarabay Mausoleum
View over al-Darb al-Ahmar toward the Sultan Hassan Mosque (Copy)
 
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