Market lane · Islamic Cairo

Souk al-Nahaseen al-Kubra

The name 'Sanadiqiya' means 'the chest-makers', after the craftsmen of wooden boxes and coffers who worked in this small lane.

Cairo's medieval commercial core split into dozens of tiny lanes each named for a single craft. The chest-makers' lane sits among the markets around al-Muizz Street.

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