Al-Hamidiyah Souq

سوق الحميدية

Damascus's covered souq running straight to the Umayyad Mosque — the main market of the oldest living city.

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Levant & Iraq
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Overview

The covered straight souq of Damascus from Bab al-Nasr to the square of the Umayyad Mosque; it is old, and took this name in the late Ottoman period. 1

Legacy

The main market in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in history; today everything is sold there, from silk to ice cream. 1

People and things also explored

Bazaar of Tabriz· Khan el-Khalili· Chandni Chowk· Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra· Great Mosque of Adana· Ahi Çelebi Mosque, Istanbul· al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo· al-Attarine Madrasa, Fez

Sources

  1. Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Hamidiyah Souq”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/souq-al-hamidiyya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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