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opposite the Hilmiya, called successively the Sharia es-
Serugiya, the Sharia el-Magharbilin, and the Sharia Kasabet-
Radowan, which ends in the Tentmakers' Bazar and the Bab-
es-Zuweyla.
(3) The succession of streets between the Bab-es-Zuweyla
and the Bab-el-Futuh, called successively the Sukkariya, the
Sharia el-Akkadin, the Sharia el-Ghuriya, the Sharia cl-
Ashrafiya(here the Musky is crossed), the Sharia el-Khordagiya,
the Sharia el-Gohargiya, the Suk en-Nahassin, the Sharia
el-Marguchi, the Sharia el-Barrani, the Sharia Bab-el-Futuh.
All the bazars lie on or off these streets.
(4) The Gamaliya and its side-streets, including . the hill
of the Beit-el-Kadi.
(5) The long winding street leading from the Bab-es-
Zuweyla to the Citadel.
(6) The street at the back of the Merdani Mosque, and
the street leading from the Merdani Mosque to the Sharia
Mohammed-Ali, called successively the Sharia es-Merdani
and the Sharia Suk es-Sellaha (Armourers' Suk).
(7) The chain of mosques leading from Sultan Hassan's
mosque at the end of the Sharia Mohammed-Ali up to the
main gate of the Citadel, the Bab-el-Gedid.
(8) The streets round the great mosque of Ibn Tulun.
To these must be added (9) Old Cairo, including Babylon,
and (10) Bulak, which has some unimproved streets and old
mosques.
Most of these streets the visitor sees in passing from
one part to another of the Arab town, but he might well
miss No. I, because he would not pass down the Hilmiya
except for the purpose of seeing its monuments—which include
the El-Mase Mosque, one of the most exquisitely picturesque
in Cairo ; two beautiful old Dervish tekke, the magnificent
fountain at the end of the Siyufiya, erected by the present
and the principal Chikhun Mosque, which contains
dynasty ;
the best Dervish tekke, and is on the whole the most
paintable mosque in Cairo.
No. 2, leading from the Sharia Mohammed-Ali to the Babes-Zuweyla,
he will often pass through, because it is the most