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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">wakalas</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>khans</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>mercantile buildings</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>wakala</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>wakalat</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>wikala</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>wikalat</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Cairene commercial buildings offering lodging, storage, and commercial space for merchants and sometimes serving as brokerage houses; similar to khans and often built with unconnected housing above. ]]></note></mads>