Newcomers to Damascus have often heard about Souk al-Hamidiyeh but don’t understand ... Berber rugs and textiles. At the end of Medhat Pasha, right inside Bab Sharqi (the Old City’s east ...

A visit to the souk in the old city in the Syrian capital of Damascus tell us a lot about the state of the country's current economy. Syrians are learning a lot about their country after the fall ...

Of course, modern Damascus has grown - its sprawling ... topped with fresh pistachio nuts. The souk is full of staples such as colourful textiles, silk rugs, spices, perfumes, Syrian sweets ...

The al-Amara souk in Damascus is packed with people and goods. Traders are selling everything from sticky Arab sweets, spices and jewellery, to more mundane kitchen utensils and make-up. Many of the ...

7 p.m. No trip to Damascus is complete without handmade ice cream with Arabic gum and pistachio from the 1898 landmark shop of Bikdash in Hamidiyeh souk ... Street has textiles and does its ...

Located off Al-Amin Street in the old Jewish Quarter, Beit Farhi is the real power center in Old Damascus ... In the narrow passageways of the main souk, they clamor among the spice markets ...

He ventured into the grand Hamidiyeh Souk in old Damascus until he arrived at the renowned Bakdash ice cream parlour, then ordered a large scoop of their signature mastic-infused Arabic gelato.