Islamic heritage · Cairo
Zeinab Khatoon House
A historic Mamluk house behind Al-Azhar Mosque, regarded as a model of Mamluk domestic architecture in the heart of historic Cairo.
The story
The house lies behind Al-Azhar Mosque, in Atfet al-Azhari off Sheikh Muhammad Abduh Street. Sources state it was founded in 873 AH (1486 AD) by Princess Shaqraa Hanem in the Mamluk era. It is named after Zeinab Khatoon, its last resident, wife of Prince Sharif Hamza al-Kharbutli, who bought it for her and gave it her name. The house is considered a model of Mamluk architecture.
Good to know
- Sources state the house was founded in 873 AH (1486 AD) by Princess Shaqraa Hanem.
- It is named after Zeinab Khatoon, the last person to live there.