Wikala of Nafisa al-Bayda
Southern Al-Muizz / Bab Zuweila
Explore a late eighteenth-century merchant caravanserai once famous for its candle trade, with traditional shops, mashrabiyya windows and upper rooms designed to accommodate travelling merchants.
Historical Overview
The main façade faces Al-Muizz Street and combines street-level shops with upper residential accommodation screened by mashrabiyyas. The entrance leads toward additional shops, while the upper floors contained rooms for merchants travelling through Cairo. Nafisa al-Bayda also commissioned the nearby sabil-kuttab, which we treat as a separate attraction.
Why Visit?
Together with Bazar'a and al-Ghuri's Wikala, this site helps tourists understand the network of merchant inns, storage spaces and commercial buildings that made medieval and Ottoman Cairo a major trading city.
What to See
- Main Al-Muizz façade
- Historic shops
- Mashrabiyya windows
- Merchant accommodation
- Traditional commercial architecture
- Relationship with Sabil-Kuttab
Getting There
Destination / الوجهة
وكالة نفيسة البيضاء
Point to this and ask them to take you there
من فضلك وديني باب زويلة علشان أروح وكالة نفيسة البيضاء
Public Transit Options
Metro
Attaba — Lines 2 & 3
Recommended Route
Metro: Attaba -> walk or taxi to Bab Zuweila
Media Gallery
The main facade of the Wikala of Nafisa al-Bayda
Good to Know
Best Combined With
Make the most of your visit by combining this with:Sabil-Kuttab of Nafisa al-Bayda,Bab Zuweila,Al-Ghuriyya
Opening Hours
Ticket Prices
Plan Your Visit
- Duration: 20 - 30 mins
- Best Time: Daytime.