{"id":147892,"date":"2018-09-30T07:20:37","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T04:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/?p=147892"},"modified":"2018-09-30T09:24:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-30T06:24:17","slug":"midhat-pasha-souq-market-in-damascus-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=147892","title":{"rendered":"Midhat Pasha Souq (market) in Damascus- photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA- Midhat Pasha Souq (market) in Damascus Old City is the most ancient inhabited street in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Souq extends over a length of 1600 meters from the area of Bab Sharqi to Bab al-Jabyieh, and it was built after the Roman occupation in 64 B.C.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, it was called \u201cStreet of Pillars\u201d and later its name changed to become Midhat Pasha Souq in 1878 when Midhat Pasha during the Ottoman occupation expanded the Souq.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, the Souq embraces 850 commercial shops.<\/p>\n<p>Ruaa Jazaeri<\/p>\n<div 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The Souq extends over a length of 1600 meters from the area of Bab Sharqi to Bab al-Jabyieh, and it was built after the Roman occupation in 64 B.C. 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