Thursday, 2 December 2010

Al-Hamidiyah Souq
سوق الحميدية
Al-Hamidiyah Souq 02.jpg
Length: 422 metres (1,385 ft)
Location: Damascus, Syria
Al-Hamidiyah Souq (Arabic: ‎) is the largest and the central souk in Syria, located inside the old walled city of Damascus next to the Citadel. The souq starts at Al-Thawra street and ends at the Umayyad Mosque plaza. It was one of the treasures featured in Around the World in 80 Treasures presented by Dan Cruickshank
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Entrance_Souk_Hamidiyya_near_Masjid_Ummayid
 

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