Damascus - Souqs

Al-Madrasah Al-Sulaymaniyyah, built by the Ottomans in 1566	The Suleiman Complex, next to the National Museum, now contains a popular handicrafts market	Handicrafts (leather goods) at the Suleiman Complex	Tikiyya al-Sulaimaniyyah, a former monestary for whirling dervishes
Tikiyya al-Sulaimaniyyah	Ornate door, Tikiyya al-Sulaimaniyyah handicrafts market	Tikiyya al-Sulaimaniyyah handicrafts market, Damascus	Allahu Akbar and the Profession of Faith
Ornate door, Tikiyya al-Sulaimaniyyah handicrafts market	Palestine	Ornate door, Tikiyya al-Sulaimaniyyah handicrafts market	Ornate door, Tikiyya al-Sulaimaniyyah handicrafts market
Damscus is famous for this type of inlaid woodwork	Old City of Damascus in paintings, Ornate door, Tikiyya al-Sulaimaniyyah handicrafts market	Ornate door, Tikiyya al-Sulaimaniyyah handicrafts market	Backgammon and chess sets are popular
Sinan Mosque's Turkish minarets	Sinan Mosque, Ottoman, 1553	Sinan Mosque, Ottoman, 1553	Sinan Mosque, Suleiman Complex
Sinan Mosque, Damascus	Sidewalk book market behind the Sinan Mosque	Sidewalk book market behind the Sinan Mosque	Sinan Mosque, built in 1553 by the same Ottoman architect that built the Suleimaniye Mosque in Istanbul
Sinan Mosque, Damascus	Musallam Al Baroudi Street, Damascus	Sidewalk book market, Damascus	Sidewalk book market, Damascus
"The Other Face of Adolph Hitler:"	"So Said Al-Assad"	The Al Hamidiyeh Souq runs from just south of the Citadel all the way to the Umayyad Mosque	Al Hamidiyeh Souq is the largest of the souqs but I found others more interesting
Oriental slippers, Damascus	Al Hamidiye Souq, Damascus, remodelled in the 1870s to its present form	Al Hamidiye Souq	Banner supporting the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in the May 2007 referendum for a second 7 year term in office
Al Hamidiyeh Souq	Al Hamidiyeh Souq	Scheherazade Oriental Handicrafts, Al Hamidiyeh Souq	Bakdash, a famous ice cream shop in the Al Hamidiyeh Souq, Damascus
Bakdash, Damascus	Bakdash, Damascus	Women's clothing comes in colors....	...or basic black, the traditional abbaya
Wedding gowns, Syria	...or something a bit more revealing...belly dancer outfits	Women's fasion, Damascus	Women's head scarfs, Al Hamidiye Souq, Damascus
Head scarfs, Al Hamidiyeh Souq	Traditional clothing, Damascus	Child sized traditional clothing	Superhero costumes, Damascus
Along Aal Al Beit Street, just south of Al-Sinaniyeh Mosque, is an interesting souq of stone carvers	Stone carver at work, Damascus	Most of the stone work is religious in nature	Or political - Hezbollah (the word in green)
Al-Sayyid Nasrallah, Secretary General of Hezbollah	Syrian stone carver at work on a marble tablet	Stone tablet carvers souq, Damascus	There is no god but Allah
Stone carver at work	Carved stone tablets, Damascus	Just north of the stone carvers is a row of metalsmiths	Tea pot with handle, Damascus
Brassware, Damascus	Metalwork, Damascus	Craftsman at work in the brassware souq	Brassware, Damascus
Statue of Liberty, Damascus	Tiny metal genie bottles	Tiny metal genie bottles	Metal coffee bot and cup set
Tea cup carousel	Lighting fixtures, Damascus	Oriental lighting fixtures, Damascus	Taxidermist shop, also near the Al Sinaniyeh Mosque, Damascus
An Oud, a traditional stringed instrument whose Arabic names literally means 'wood'	The Middle Eastern Oud developed over 5000 years ago and was brought to Europe during the Crusades as the Lute	Drum shop near the Al Sinaniyeh Mosque	Traditional drums, Damascus
Shoemaker at work, Bab Sriejeh Street	Shoe maker, Damascus	Syrian bakery, Bab Al-Sriejeh Street, Damascus	"King of Cheese Confectionary" Al-Sabbagh Sweets, Bab Al-Sriejeh Street
SyriaMay07 1951.jpg	Syrian bakery, Bab Al-Sriejeh Street	Mini-pizza	SyriaMay07 1954.jpg
Black and green olives, Bab Al-Sriejeh Street	Black and green olives	Spices, Bab Al-Sriejeh Street	SyriaMay07 1957.jpg
SyriaMay07 1958.jpg	Arabic bread bakery, Bab Al-Sriejeh Street	Fresh Arabic bread hung out to cool	Bab Al-Sriejeh Street
Bab Al-Sriejeh Street	Sheeps head with lemon slice, Bab Al-Sriejeh Street	The rest of the sheep	Fresh meat hanging in a butcher shop
The didn't want me to photograph the fresh meat walking into the shop	After the butcher's work is done	Chanerig, a variety of small green plum	Colorful fruit and vegetable stand, Bab Al-Sriejeh Street
Vegetable Artwork, Syria	Nuts	The Kaaba in Mecca on an embroidered cloth	Damascus
Souvenirs of Syria and Iraq	Souvenir boxes of Syria, Iraq and Palestine	Tourist souvenir plate of Syria	Tourists also like these sand bottles
Sand bottles, Damascus	Painting of an alley on the Old City	Souk Bzouriyeh, Damascus	Spices, Souk Bzouriyeh, Damascus
Spices, Souk Bzouriyeh, Damascus	Souk Bzouriyeh, Damascus	Gold jewelry, Souk Bzouriyeh, Damascus	Antique shop along the southern wall of the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus
Souvenir shop beneath the Minaret of Jesus	Craftsman beating silver and copper thread into a brass plate, Badreddin Al-Hassan Street	Tea service, Badreddin Al-Hassan Street	Friendly boy waves a cane, Straight Street
Along Straight Street, away from the tourist shops around the Umayyad Mosque, you can find great deals	Swordsmith, Al Mustaqeem Street, Damascus	Swordsmith apprentice at work on a scabbard	Master swordsmith displaying his expensive but high quality wares
The souvenir shops carry inexpensive imitation swords, this one he quoted at 800 SYP ($15) but how to get it home...	Some shops call these daggars "Damascus Steel" but they are most likely "Pattern Welded Steel" copies	Camel bone handle daggers of pattern welded steel made to resemble old Damascus steel blades	Silver coins and medallions, Badrul Din al-Hussein St.