SyriaShopping

Market shopping in Syria

  1. Souq Medhat Pasha

    For red-and-white (Bedouin) and black-and-white (Palestinian) kufeyya (chequered scarves), dishdashas (men's white dress), tarbooshes (traditional red hats) and wooden canes, head to the covered Souq Medhat Pasha.

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  2. A

    Souq al-Shouna

    Souq al-Shouna is a handicrafts market behind the sheesha cafés on the southwestern side of the Citadel. While there are price tags, bargaining is still possible, although not required.

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  3. B

    Main Market

    The Main Market is just east of the Ugarit cinema. For bread and other groceries, there are a few little places down Sharia Ibrahim Hanano, off Sharia 14 Ramadan.

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  4. C

    Fruit and Vegetable Market

    There's a small Fruit and Vegetable Market just north of the big white high school on Sharia 14 Ramadan.

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  5. Market

    For fruit there is a good little Market just off the western end of Sharia Shoukri al-Quwatli.

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