Sabil and Kuttab of Ouda Pasha
About the place
- Country : Egypt , Cairo
- Address : Mogamma El Tahrir, Abd El-Qader Hamza, Qasr Ad Dobarah, Qasr El Nil, Cairo Governorate
- Category : Baths and Sabil
- Establishing Date : 1673AD-1084 AH
- founder : Zulfiqar katkhda Mostahfezan
Sabil and Kuttab of Ouda Pasha
Historic overview:
It was established by Zulfiqar katkhda Mostahfezan in the year 1673AD-1084 AH.
Architectural description:
The “Sabil and Kuttab of Oudi Pasha” consists of Sabil's room which has a rectangular shape, and there are two sabil windows, one of them on the waterfront and overlooks Al-Gamaleya Street and the other on the north-eastern façade and overlooks Haret Al Mebiadah.
On the western side, there is an agency and attached shops, and above the sabil there is a kuttab and two residential halls.
The founding text has the name of the founder, Muhammad Katkhda, and overrides the north-western facade.
Resources:
Wasf Misr by Edward William Lane
Dr. Mahmoud Fattouh Mohamed’s Blog
