Midhat Pasha Souq (Redirected from Medhat Pasha Souq)

Midhat Pasha Souq
Native nameسُوق مِدْحَت بَاشَا (Arabic)
Former name(s)Street Called Straight
Length490 m (1,610 ft)
LocationDamascus, Syria
Coordinates33°30′31.25″N 36°18′20.5″E / 33.5086806°N 36.305694°E / 33.5086806; 36.305694

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

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.

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

Midhat Pasha Souq in 2010

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

See also



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