It?s a very famous District in Egypt, it is located in El Gamalia area (the center of the Fatimid Cairo), bordered by El Gamalia Street that embraces El Azhar mosque, that separated between El Ghorya and tomb of Al Hussein and Khan El Khalili, it was called once (Al Sharabshen). Its name derived from the name of the last Sultan in the Mamaliks Period (1250-1517 AC), he was called (Abu El Nasr Konswa El Ghory Al Sharkasy), and on this period the architect reached its peak on the ornamentations, Grandiloquence and luxury before it decline gradually starting from the mid 18th century. Actually from the life irony that this great Sultan who made all this progress in the architect built for himself a large and magneficant tomb didn't bury in it because he was killed in a battle called (Marg Dabk) 1517 AC, after leading the Arab armies against the Turkish Sultan Mourad I so they couldn't identify his body from the other dead bodies that scattered throughout the battle field.

El Ghorya is the life prove of the beauty of the architectural elements of all the buildings on that exact period as every building combines a beauty touch and creative thoughts which appears on the ornamentations and they used different materials like the stones, mud bricks and wood with a very high accuracy which shows the depth of the thoughts and the generosity of the environment. El Ghory district managed to revive again the beauty of the architect as it inspires all the architectures in the 20th century with its decorative and artistic touch.
This area encompasses a number of historical monuments belonging to different kingdoms and empires Old Mosques, Sabils, Religious Schools, ancient hotels and other important monuments. Peoples are still living in this area that embraces long-standing commercial and manufacturing activities.