Khan El-Khalili is located on a street parallel to Al-Muizz Li-Din Allah Al-Fatimi Street. There are two of the most famous mosques in Islamic Egypt, Al-Azhar Mosque, which was built in the Fatimid era, and Al-Hussein Mosque, which enjoys a great place in the hearts of Egyptians, who have a strong affection for the family of the Prophet, and khan bears the title El-Khalili, in reference to Sultan Jahrax al-Khalili, one of the Circassian Mamluk sultans, who founded it in 1382. Khan El-Khalili neighborhood is one of the thirty-eight markets that were distributed in the days of the Mamluks on the axes of Cairo, and it is located in the center of the old city. 

Khan El-Khalili is distinguished by a large number of its shops adjacent to each other in a very familiarity, in which everything the tourist wants to buy from Cairo is sold, starting with the imitation Pharaonic artifacts with great accuracy, passing through the copper works and arabesques that catch the eye when you fall on them, ending with gowns and instead of belly dancing Which attracts tourists of all nationalities to buy one or more pieces of it, and silver shops that include the finest silver works that you will only find in Khan El-Khalili and are very popular with Arab and foreign tourists.

 Leather and copper products have a special place in the khan that is not only visited by tourists but it is considered one of the destinations of the actors who come to the khan to buy the historical clothes and accessories that they appear in the historical works, such as swords, copper helmets, and belts. Goods are displayed in khan El-Khalili in the style that distinguished old Cairo, where the markets were adjacent to each other, and the lanes were filled with shops offering the same goods at varying prices.

The bazaar includes traditional and heritage crafts and hundreds of workers and craftsmen who work in handicrafts such as carpets, beads, crystals, the papyrus industry, gold and silver jewelry, and pharaonic amulets. It is famous for selling gold, silver, and copper artifacts, elaborately imitation Pharaonic artifacts, handicrafts, various stones and accessories, leather goods, natural herbs and incense, and lampshades made of stained glass, municipal glass, and Arabic hookah, which has become one of the most famous products of Khan El-Khalili, and there is also a place dedicated to leather and copper artifacts and historical accessories such as swords, copper helmets, and belts