Khan el-Khalely, once known as the Turkish bazaar during the Ottoman period, is now usually just called the 'Khan', and
the names of it and the Muski market are often used interchangeably to mean either. Named for the great
Caravansary, the market was built in 1382 by the Emir Djaharks el-Khalili in the heart of the Fatimid City. Together with the al-Muski
market to the west, they comprise one of Cairo's most important shopping areas. But more than that, they represent the market
tradition which established Cairo as a major center of trade, and at the Khan, one will still find foreign merchants.