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Wednesday, 01 October 2014 13:16
Street of the Tentmakers, Cairo (Egypt)
The Street of the Tentmakers is located in the Shari Khayyamiya (or Suq Al-Khayyamiya), Cairo, Egypt. It is famous for the production of appliqué panels, which were originally used to decorate tents and pavilions. The name Khayyamiya comes from the Arabic word khayma (‘tent’). The Street forms part of the district of Qasabat Ridwan.
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(Pre-) Modern Middle East and North Africa