The street is named after Emir Izz al-Din Musak, an Ayyubid officer whose name (arabised as al-Muski) attached to a bridge and quarter he built by the old canal.
Today al-Muski is a frenetic bazaar street selling cloth, trinkets and household goods. It links the modern Ataba district with the medieval markets around al-Azhar.
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