Arab neighbourhood • گەرەکی عەرەب • حي العرب

This neighbourhood was built in its present configuration before 1846. It was initially called Yangy Mnhala (the new quarter). In 1918, a number of Arab families here as bakers led to its current name. Batta Street, Sheikh Choly Street, Kirkuk Road, and Citadel Road form its boundaries.

There are lots of alleyways. You can take a small alleyway past Shahraban Tourist, past Hamam alAsry, to an old building with a beautiful, neglected portico and then into a dense, confusing tapestry of historic homes. Several sites of interest are,