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  • 05 16, 2023

The house of Zainab Khatun, which is located behind the Al-Azhar Mosque, is considered a Mamluk architectural masterpiece located in the middle of an area filled with many Islamic monuments. It dates back to the eighth century AH for Princess Khawand Chakra, daughter of Sultan Al-Nasir Hassan bin Qalawun.
In the ninth century, AH, its ownership was transferred to Mithqal Al-Suduni, head of the bartenders’ shift in the royal court. The end goes to Princess Zainab Khatun, and he has been known by her name since the 13th century AH until the present time.

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the house and many more Islamic architectures can be discovered through one of Egypt's Luxury tours that allows you to stay at the most outstanding hotels and Nile cruises or if you are traveling with a small amount of money and would like to save your time and expenses you can check our wide variety of Egypt cheap budget tours packages, if you have been on an accident and suffer from a physical injury don't ever worry because our professional operators customized a collection of Egypt wheelchair accessible tours packages that use all the accessible vehicles and different facilities for disabled people which is one of the main categories of our Egypt classic tours.

The house is characterized by a mixture of Mamluk and Ottoman architecture, and it contains different architectural and decorative elements such as windows, Mashrabiyas, wooden ceilings, ornate and gilded cables, marble floors, and others. the home.
After the corridor, there is an open courtyard in the middle of the house, which consists of 3 floors, and the ground floor includes a place for the mill, a kitchen, as well as a water tank, and sacks for storing crops and supplies.

The house used the period of the French campaign against Egypt as a secret hospital to treat the wounded and aid the injured during the reign of Zainab Khatoun, who provided a wonderful example of a militant woman who loves her country and plays a patriotic role and resists the enemies and allows the men of the popular resistance against the French to shelter and support with everything she has to eliminate this brutal occupation and get rid of its soldiers and led him.

 

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The Zeinab Khaton House is a historic residence located in the Darb al-Ahmar neighborhood of Islamic Cairo, Egypt. It is known for its architectural significance and historical importance.

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