Wagh El Birket (Arabic: وجه البركة lit.

[citation needed] The street ran from the Hotel Bristol to Clot Bey Square.

[6] Medical centres, officially known as PA centres (preventative ablution),[7] to try and prevent servicemen catching STI were set up in the area,[8] and the army medical services oversaw the regular check-ups of prostitutes which were carried out by civilian authorities.

Some of the troops blamed General Bernard Montgomery for the closure as he had a reputation as a Puritan.

[9] The Wagh El Birket features prominently in several novels by Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz, particularly the Cairo Trilogy.