Aleppo · Old City · Syria

Al-Madina Souq

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easy

10/10

best: morning, afternoon

lively, sensory, historic

A local would say...

Thirteen kilometres of vaulted medieval bazaar: the world's largest souk, still alive and trading.

Stretching for more than 13km of covered vaulted galleries, Aleppo's medieval souq is the largest in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Craftsmen, jewellers, spice merchants and soap makers work as they have for centuries in dedicated sections — the gold souq, brass souq and Aleppo's famous soap district.