D15. Townhouse Passageway
| Superblock: | D. Tal'at Harb Superblock |
| Genealogy: | Historically planned as passageway |
| Morphology: | 2 Entrances - straight perpendicular |
| Area: | 685m2 |
| Total number of premises: | 25 |
| Dominant activities: | Retail |
Originally a part of al-Nabarawi Street, this passageway is known as a destination for cultural events at the Townhouse Gallery and performances at the Rawabet Theater, and for its popular Al-Tak‘iba Cafe. The alleyway, which connects Mahmud Basyuni and Ma‘ruf Streets, passes through the remnants of a small 19th century settlement built around the shrine of Sheikh Ma‘ruf by his adherents, apart from the larger Mamluk-era port town of Bulaq on the banks of the Nile. The shrine still exists a few blocks to the north. The settlement was eventually subsumed into the European Downtown.
Related street level premises:
Said al-Tut for Car Spare Parts 
Marof Engineering & co. 
Car repair 
Cairo Motors Company 
William Yusif Abd al-Malik Garage 
Al-Warsha al-Fanniya l'a'mal al-Nigara 
Mechanic 
Nesma Haddad Nubian Bazar 
Sharikat al-Qahira al-Handasiya 
Mo'asasat al-Thawri for Car Spare Parts 
Tistam al-Fanniya ll 5adama al-Syna'iya 
Noban Misr 
Al-Malah for Car Spare Parts 
Closed 
Rawabet Annex 
Townhouse Sawa
Townhouse Factory 
Townhouse Bookshop 
Qaf Gallery 
Shababek Stores 
Al-Matbakh 
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