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Souk al-Hamidiyya

Old Town, Damascus, Syria

Featured Review : Your first introduction to the Old City of Damascus will probably be via the underpass crossing Sharia ash-Thawra. This brings to the very western end of the Souq al-Hamidiyya. This is a fitting introduction to the souq...See Full Review

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