Sabil-Kuttab of Abdel Rahman Katkhuda
Ottoman fountain and Quran school on a triangular fork, with copper-grated windows and tiled walls.
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This guide to the Sabil-Kuttab of Abdel Rahman Katkhuda in Cairo tells the story of the Ottoman military officer who built this fountain and Quran school where a street splits in two. It traces his rise through Cairo's Qazdagli faction, one of the city's toughest rival power blocs, and how he chose to be remembered for water rather than war. It also touches on the school upstairs, where orphaned children learned to recite the Quran, and the carved verses above the door telling of the Sleepers of the Cave. Look for the copper-grated windows where the free water was once served.
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