Al-Lahhameen Market – the Meat Market

The Markets in the Old Town

Al-Lahhameen Market – the Meat Market

It was named the Meat Market because it has a lot of meat and fresh fish shops. It was built during the period of the Crusader occupation. Now, however, the commercial traffic in the market is limited, because of the Separation Wall built near it.

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