A Tour Through the Many Souqs of Cairo
In a single week, Cairene sellers go through everything from live animals to used cars.
It’s not a secret that every week in Cairo is an adventure. This enormous city is constantly bustling in every direction, so it’s only natural that, at any given moment, something is happening somewhere. In fact, there’s a different souq happening every day of the week somewhere in the city, and every week, the stock - be it live animals, lost family pictures, used cars or just ten different types of garlic graters - changes.
This is a guide to Cairo’s weirdest, most fun and definitely most savvy souqs.
Souq El Had
Used clothing Wekalet El-Balah Every Sunday, the car repair and fabric stores in Wekala take a day off. So, naturally, every Saturday night, used clothing sellers in Wekala lay their schemes - and makeshift storefronts - in the street in front of them, to prepare to sell their remaining stock at an even more discounted price.
Souq El Talat
Souq El Khamis
Souq El Gomaa
Souq El Sabt
Souq El Sayarat
Souq El Gemal
Souq El Manasra
Souq El Fustat
El Souq El Tonsy
Souq El Waraq
