The Last Ottomans: Does this mark the end of Aleppo’s famous souk?
Aleppo’s famed souk is arguably the most vibrant and interesting in the whole Middle East.
What differentiates it from other great markets in the region (such as my other favorites in Sana’a in Yemen and Yadz in Iran) is the immense diversity of the local population, the fact that it remains the main center of local commerce, and the almost complete lack of tourists. If an Aleppine housewife needs some braid for her curtains, a taxi driver needs a new seat cover, or the school kids need satchels, it’s to the souq that they all come. (...)
