E. Al-Shawarbi Superblock | Cairo Urban Initiatives Platform

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Cluster Mapping Initiative is part of CLUSTER’s mandate for critical engagement in the city and public space through urban research, programs and design interventions. This initiative aims at the documentation and analysis of tangible and intangible urban elements, and establishing a reliable archive available to researchers, designers and policy makers, and accessible to engaged citizens. It includes a series of interactive maps and archives, urban tours and thematic itineraries, as well as pilot interventions in public space. Cluster Mapping Initiative is an ongoing umbrella framework that seeks to expand its database through collaboration with complementary mapping projects and initiatives.

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CAIRO DOWNTOWN PASSAGEWAYS

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E. Al-Shawarbi Superblock

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Delimitations:	North: 26th July St. South: Qasr al-Nil St. East: Sharif Pasha St. West: Tal'at Harb St.
Area:	78945m²
Total number of premises:	200
Dominant activities:	Retail

Defined by Qasr al-Nil, Tal‘at Harb, 26th of July, and Sharif Pasha Streets, Superblock E is full of commercial activity. Whether on the main streets or inside the passageways, retail shops occupy most of the ground floor level. This superblock is home of al-Shawarbi Passageway, one of the most significant commercial spines in Downtown Cairo since the 1970s. The famous Immobilia Building, where many celebrities used to live in the middle of the twentieth century, is located at the superblock’s south-eastern tip.

Related Passageways:

E1. Al-Sintral (Central) Passageway

E2. Kunst Passageway

E3. 9 Al-Shawarbi Passageway

E4. Al-Shawarbi Passageway

E5. Immobilia Passageway

E6. Manshiyat al-Kataba Passageway

E7. ِAl-Bursa café Passageway

E8. Manshiyat al-Kataba Passageway

E9. Indian Tea Passageway

E10. Baehlar Passageway

E11. Al-Fadl Passageway

E12. Manshiyat al-Kataba 2 Passageway

E13. Al-Shawarbi Passageway

E14. Al-Shawarbi Passageway