{"id":157922,"date":"2019-02-09T17:29:23","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T15:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sana.sy\/en\/?p=157922"},"modified":"2019-02-09T17:31:40","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T15:31:40","slug":"al-hamidiyah-souq-main-damascus-shopping-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=157922","title":{"rendered":"Al-Hamidiyah Souq, the main Damascus shopping center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA_ The widely known al-Hamidiyah Souq is the largest and the central souq in Syria, located inside the old walled city of Damascus next to the Citadel.<\/p>\n<p>The souq is the main Damascus shopping center and covered by metal arch. It starts at al-Thawra street and ends at the Umayyad Mosque plaza.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-157922 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq6.jpg 660w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq6-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq1.jpg 660w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq1-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq2.jpg 660w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq2-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq3.jpg 660w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq3-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq4.jpg 660w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq4-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq5.jpg 660w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/al-Hamidiyah-Souq5-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Shaza\/Gh.A. Hassoun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA_ The widely known al-Hamidiyah Souq is the largest and the central souq in Syria, located inside the old walled city of Damascus next to the Citadel. The souq is the main Damascus shopping center and covered by metal arch. It starts at al-Thawra street and ends at the Umayyad Mosque plaza. Shaza\/Gh.A. 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