Sabil of Yusuf Bey Monument

Hours: Accessible from street; no official hours

Admission: Free (street monument)

The Sabil of Yusuf Bey is a public drinking fountain located in Cairo, Egypt, and part of the city’s traditional collection of sabils. Its role was to provide drinking water free of charge as a civic and charitable facility.

The fountain occupies a compact, street-facing niche with a water dispensing area accessible to pedestrians; its scale is modest and intended for local use. Any surviving decorative details are focused around the fountain aperture and surrounding masonry.

Association with Yusuf Bey in the name indicates that the fountain was endowed or commissioned by that individual as a charitable waqf. Like many sabils, it has existed as a functional urban feature with varying degrees of repair over time.

Located in Cairo Governorate, it sits within Cairo’s historic central area and is reachable from surrounding city streets.

• Patron: Built or endowed by the individual whose name appears in the title, consistent with the private charitable origins of many urban sabils.

From Al-Azhar Metro or by taxi to the historic district near Al-Muizz, then walk into the dense network of lanes to locate this sabil on a side street.

• Observe the inscription line for the donor's honorifics - terms like 'bey' or 'amir' reveal rank and period.
• Search for layered paint inside the niche; each color doubling as a small chronicle of changing tastes.
• Walk the block - several sabils and small kuttabs cluster within a few minutes' walk, creating a self-guided micro-route.