Markets

Al Attarin Market

Market located west of the Old Town between the Al Lhamin market and Khawajat, it is the link between the Bab Khan Zait market and Mats market.

Era
Mamluk

The market distinguishes its arched roof – Mameluke era – extends from the beginning of the market to its end, and has cellars intersecting each other have ventilation openings and lighting.

The market is one of the beautiful markets selling herbs such as balsam and jasmine, and also the uses of the market varied and now the shops of Atara was rare.

The middle market of the trilateral market (located between the “Al Lahamin Market” and “Al Khawajat Market”).

The occupation is trying to control the market by offering large sums of money to merchants and sellers to leave their shops, but their attempts failed.

The market is now a major tourism scheme, which is the creation of a tourist route within the market aimed at building parks, mufflers and restaurants, making 77 shops under threat.

The owners of the shops do not surrender to the invasion of the market to collect the high taxes imposed on it

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