Al-Tounsi Market Relocation to Al-Tounsi Civilized Market (Cairo, Egypt)

RELOCATION OF Al-TOUNSI MARKET ALSO KNOWN AS AL- SAYEDA AISHA MARKET

Al-Tounsi Market in Al-Tounsi region, in Al-Khalifa district, one of the biggest street vending markets in Cairo, which is a critical site that is exposed to many fires and losses. For this reason, the government contemplate relocating it to eliminate its life dangerous impact, finding a safe alternative without harming those who work in it, also maintaining job opportunities. As the market includes several activities that constitute 5 random markets, namely the market for sanitary ware, ceramics, the furniture market, used furniture, the Aluminum and building materials, all of which are random activities located north The automatic slaughterhouse in Al-Basatin region between the tombs of Al-Tounsi and the tombs of Imam Al-Shafi’i.

4.4 Relocation Strategy

The Major General Mahmoud Dia, head of Al-Basateen district, confirmed that the market will accommodate the 5 markets previoulsy located in the old Tounsi Market; 3 buildings for wood, furniture, Aluminium, and 2 buildings for sanitary and ceramic activities, in addition to the scrap market, with a total area of 45 thousand meters, in addition to 5 thousand meters divided shops for building materials.

The first phase will be devoted to the relocation of 4 markets, which are the markets for the used furniture, and the markets below Al-Tounsi bridge, which will accomadate 315 UNITS 40 - 44 M 2 PER UNIT The second phase allocated to the transfer of the 16th Street Market (Scrap elements) over a total area of 8,830 square meters and accommodate 340 UNITS WITH AN AREA OF 12 M 2 PER UNIT. 1

1 Youm 7. “The Tunisian Civilized Market Complex in Al-Basateen rid the capital of random markets .. It accommodates scrap and cars with an area of 60 thousand meters at a cost of 350 million pounds and the opening next April .. The Governor of Cairo is equipped with all services and surveillance cameras,” January 21, 2020. https://www.youm7.com/story/2020/1/21/

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Figure 20: The surrounding residential context of both Al-Tounsi market and Al-Tounsi Civilized market. Source: Google Earth and visiualized by the researchers.

“No one who will take the same area of ​the aisle or the shop as it is. It is impossible for the new place to be able to distribute the whole number, but we are paying rent, electricity and others.” Thus, Ahmed Taj, the owner of a fu r niture store, expressed his rejection of the decision to move the market from his current locati on to another, as he talked about The role of members of the Representatives in the region, expl a ining that Jamal Al-Shuwaikhi, the deputy of “Tok-tok’s” as they are nicknamed him, due to his inability to solve any problem except with regards to holding “tok-toks” and returning them to th e ir owners, since his arrival he has not been able to provide solutions to the problems suffered by the people in terms of neglect and marginalization. 1