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Hand-blown glass perfume bottles, twisted with colour, set on a glass shelf.

Cairo · Ibn Tulun, Darb el-Ahmar

Khan Misr Touloun

An Egyptian craft shop facing the Ibn Tulun mosque, with no haggling and no pressure.

€€ Mid-range

A long-standing small shop gathering craftspeople's work from across the country: Upper Egyptian cotton, Fayoum pottery, Cairo blown glass, Siwan jewellery. Prices are fixed, origins are stated, and you can browse without being followed.

The extra bit

Combine with the Ibn Tulun mosque and the Gayer-Anderson museum, right opposite: it is the same outing.

Know before you go

A small shop: the selection is good but limited, and large pieces are ordered in.

Directions

Opposite the Ibn Tulun mosque, Cairo

Directions

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