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Midhat Pasha Souq

Midhat Pasha Souq

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Midhat Pasha Souq (Arabic: سُوق مِدْحَت بَاشَا, romanized: Sūq Midḥat Bāšā) also called Al-Taweel Souq (Arabic: سُوق الطَّوِيل, romanized: Sūq aṭ-Ṭawīl, english: Long Market) is a historically important souq which forms the western fraction of the Street Called Straight in Damascus, Syria.[1][2]

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History

Souq Midhat Pasha is the oldest inhabited street in the world. It was built in 64 BC during the Roman Empire as a Street of Pillars.[3]

In 1878, during the Ottoman rule over Syria, it was named after Midhat Pasha.[3]

Midhat Pasha Souq in 2010

During the Syrian Civil War, some demonstrations have taken place here.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Straight Street". lovedamascus.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Midhat Pasha Souq aka spice bazaar". travel2ulimited.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Midhat Pasha Souq (market) in Damascus- photos". Syrian Arab News Agency. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. [4]
    «Demonstration Syria Liberal Students' Union (16th of August)»


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