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Description
Property Name: Sabil Kuttab of Abd ar-Rahman Katkhuda
Inventory No: 20-2-15
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2007-12-17
Country (State party): Egypt
Province: Cairo
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 30° 3′ 2.46″ N
31° 15′ 41.58″ E
Historic Period: Ottoman between 1579-1792
Year of Construction: 1744
Style:
Original Use: Sabil kuttab
Current Use: Sabil
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Abd ar-Rahman Katkhuda’s sabil kuttab is an important Ottoman monument of Islamic Cairo, consisting of a public fountain (sabil) on the ground floor and an elementary school on the upper floor.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
The last restoration for the Sabil by Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo was finished in November of the year 2007 and opened for the public.
References
Ahmad, Mahmud. Concise Guide to the Principal Arabic Monuments in Cairo, Government Press, Bulak, 1939.
Al-Amir Bashtak’s Palace, Abd Al-Rahman Katkhuda’s Sabil & Kuttab, Egyptian Antiquities Organisation, Cairo.
Michell, George. Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning. Thames and Hudson, London, 1978.