A bazaar or souk, is a marketplace consisting of multiple small stalls or shops,[1] and often they serve as a city's main marketplace.[2]
The term bazaar originates from Persian, where it referred to a town's public market district.[3]
The term souk (Arabic: سوق suq, Hebrew: שוק shuq, Syriac: ܫܘܩܐ shuqa, Armenian: շուկա shuka, Spanish: zoco, also spelled souq, shuk, shooq, soq, esouk, succ, suk, sooq, suq, soek) is used in Western Asian, North African and some Horn African cities (Amharic: ሱቅ sooq).[4]
List of Bazaars in Palestine and Israel
edit| Name | Location | Picture | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Souk (Old City) | Jerusalem |  |
Arab Souk (Old City) is a large bazaar occupying approximately 100 acres (400,000 m2) of area in the Old City of Jerusalem.[5] |
| Mahane Yehuda Market | Jerusalem | _(45298221191).jpg) |
The Mahane Yehuda Market, Shuk Mahane Yehuda), often referred to as "The Shuk" (Hebrew: השוק, HaShuq),[6] is a marketplace (originally open-air, but now partially covered) in Jerusalem. Popular with locals and tourists alike, the market's more than 250 vendors[7] |
| Old City Nablus Market | West Bank |  |
The Old City Nablus Market is in the West Bank and has Several leather tanneries, souks, pottery and textile workshops line the Old City streets.[8][9] |
| Old City of Hebron | West Bank |  |
The Old City of Hebron in the West Bank Avraham Avinu quarter was established next to the Vegetable and Wholesale Markets on Al-Shuhada Street in the south of the Old City. The vegetable market was closed by the Israeli military.[10] |
| Old City Market Bethlehem | West Bank | .jpg) |
The Old City of Hebron in the West Bank, the city's main streets and old markets are lined with shops selling Palestinian handicrafts, Middle Eastern spices, jewelry and oriental sweets such as baklawa.[11] |
| Old City of Nazareth Bazaar | Northern District of Israel | .jpg) |
The Old City of Nazareth Bazaar in the Northern District of Israel is a market where locals and tourists shop side by side. The market has clothing, food and many other items.[12] |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Bazaars and Bazaar Merchants | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ "Bazaar | market". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ "Mahane Yehuda website". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ^ Friedman, Jane (1982-02-21). "Haggling Is an Art in Jerusalem's Bazaar". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ "Mahane Yehuda website". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ^ Rosenthal, Morris (May 2009). "Mahane Yehuda – The Jerusalem Shuk (Outdoor Market)". Foner Books.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
- ^ "History". Nablus.ps. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ Doumani, 1995, Chapter: "The City of Nablus."
- ^ Occupation in Hebron Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine, pp. 10–12. Alternative Information Center, 2004
- ^ "Bethlehem Municipality(Site Under Construction)". Archived from the original on February 26, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2008.
- ^ "Nazareth Old Market "Souq"". Nazareth360. Nazareth 360. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.