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 Prophet 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.

This District was founded by prince Ezz El Din Mosk; he was a prince in the reign of Al Sultan Salah El Din El Ayobe (Saladin). The district starts from El Attaba square and parallel to Al Azhar Street until they reached Al Azhar Mosque and El Hussein Mosque. You can find every thing you had on your mind in this market as it combines all kinds of industries.
The buildings on this district had a French & Belgium architectural characters, which was established in the era of Ismail Pasha influenced by European architecture especially the French, that Ismail Pasha was its fan, for example, the building of the Civil Defense and Fire Department, the Post Office Building and the building of the police station, as well as the Medical Affairs Directorate of Cairo governorate Building, which was the headquarters of the Fund imposed by the Europeans on that time to supervise Egypt spending, also the National Theater as the Egyptian Opera House, which burned in 1968 and the headquarters of the mixed court behind Opera and removed also in the establishment of the Opera garage.
El Mosky Area is considered to be an important market in Egypt as it combines all kinds of products, its streets full of home utensils and the most famous street called (Hamam El Talat) and also the house furnishings exists in El Saba' Street not only that but also you can find all kinds of fabrics in a street called Al Samak all that with a very reasonable prices.
On El Mosky there are two streets, one is totally devoted for the electric instruments and the other is for chandeliers (Darb El Barabra), El Mosky is known for its prices as the merchants in this market sell all the products with retail prices.
When you are walking in El Mosky you have to go to the Perfumery shops on El Mo'ez Le Din Allah Al Fatemy Street, which had all the rare and weird kinds of Perfumery, as you can find different kinds of herbs you would never heard about it from before, once you but your feet on this street you could smell the beautiful incense that almost the smell of all the streets of El Mosky.
You can find all kinds of the traditional food starting from the Beans (fol) to all kinds of stuffed vegetables like eggplant, grapes paper….etc. Also there are a very famous drink called (E'Rk SOS) sold by a man in the street whose wearing a special custom.
On this area there are a lot of ancient mosques and the most famous one El Ashraf Barsbay mosque that built in year 827 AH on the Islamic style as it had the most magnificent dome.
El Mosky also had clothes stores that combine different kinds and styles of outfits, any bride can go to El Mosky to get all what she needs for her wedding.
El Mosky is a market is not only for the Egyptians but also the tourists as they are welcomed once they stepped in the street the vendors tried to help them to know the place easily as it had a multiple entrances and lanes.

Darb Al Barabra is the most important market in Egypt it combines all the family requirements especially for the occasions like weddings, birthdays and babies shower. The market derived its name from a trope called Barbar coming from the West which accompanies Gawhar Al Sekely and they were working the in military service in the palaces of rich people. Darb Al Barabra is located on the center of Cairo, starting from Al Gaesh Street at El Attaba area until it reaches Port Said, and it said to be called that name because the people of this trope were living in that place. Another people said that this market started from the Mamluk's period and all its habitants were European, therefore called old neighborhood branches but now this street changed its name to El Shahed Kamel Hussein Street on the name of the first martyr on the Suez war.
Darb El Barabra is known for selling Candies since 1885 as the Greeks were the first people who brought this industry to Egypt, its also famous for selling the Utensils used in the happy occasions like weddings, babies shower….etc. As we had in Egypt traditions on the weddings like the Bonbonera (used to serve the chocolate & candies for the relatives) it had a different shapes & colors to satisfy all kinds of tastes, Also the wedding candles, the small flower baskets which is held by the small children in the weddings to spread the flowers upon the bride and the groom.
Also there are shops in Darb El Barabra which sells the requirements of the baby showers as in Egypt the baby shower had a traditional ceremony they used on it the pitcher, dolls and Al Ghorbal (riddle), and also shops sells the crowns which the brides wore on their weddings.
Darb El Barabra also includes lamp shades industry and crystal antiques, all the people walking on this street is waiting for a happy occasion, as they printed the weddings invitations and also the car0ds of the Baby shower with a very funny & innovative.
The customers of this market various between the rich and the poor because for every product there are different shapes & materials which matches with all needs