Wagh El Birket

Wagh El Birket
وجه البركة
Entertainment district
Troops in the Birka, 1942 cartoon
Nickname: 
The Berka (WWII)
CountryEgypt
CityCairo

Wagh El Birket (Arabic: وجه البركة lit. 'the face of the blessing') was, through the first half of the 20th century, the entertainment district (or red-light district) of Cairo, Egypt. The lake was where Azbakeya is now.

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