The Old Covered Markets of Deir ez-Zor, locally known as al-Souq al-Maqbi, are a collection of historic commercial marketplaces established in 1865, during the final years of Ottoman rule. They were almost entirely destroyed by bombardment during the Syrian conflict in 2012.
\nThese markets were founded under the administration of Khalil Bek Thaqib al-Urfaqli, who, upon being appointed as governor of Deir ez-Zor, invited skilled craftsmen from Urfa to plan and construct the city\u2019s marketplaces. The first among them was Souq al-Miri (the Government Market), which became the nucleus of a growing commercial hub.
\nDue to their artistic, aesthetic, and historical value, and as the only surviving Ottoman-era monument in the city, the markets were officially registered with the Directorate of Antiquities to safeguard this cultural legacy.
\nIn 1980, a law was passed to expropriate the old markets as municipal property, yet the shops remained in the hands of their original owners\u2014serving as their primary livelihood.
\nThe complex consists of seven ancient markets, all clustered in one area, forming a vital commercial center for the city:
\n\u2022 Souq al-\u2018Attarin (Perfume & Spice Market)
\n\u2022 Souq al-Tujjar (Merchants\u2019 Market)
\n\u2022 Souq al-Haddadin (Blacksmiths\u2019 Market)
\n\u2022 Souq al-Khashabeen (Carpenters\u2019 Market)
\n\u2022 Souq al-Hubub (Grain Market)
\n\u2022 Souq al-Hibal (Rope Market)
\n\u2022 Souq Khalouf (Khalouf Market)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Old Covered Markets of Deir ez-Zor, locally known as al-Souq al-Maqbi, are a collection of historic commercial marketplaces established in 1865, during the final years of Ottoman rule. They were almost entirely destroyed by bombardment during the Syrian conflict in 2012. These markets were founded under the administration of Khalil Bek Thaqib al-Urfaqli, who, upon being appointed as governor of Deir ez-Zor, invited skilled craftsmen from Urfa to plan and construct the city\u2019s marketplaces. The first among them was Souq al-Miri (the Government Market), which became the nucleus of a growing commercial hub. Due to their artistic, aesthetic, and historical value, and as the only surviving Ottoman-era monument in the city, the markets were officially registered with the Directorate of Antiquities to safeguard this cultural legacy. In 1980, a law was passed to expropriate the old markets as municipal property, yet the shops remained in the hands of their original owners\u2014serving as their primary livelihood. The complex consists of seven ancient markets, all clustered in one area, forming a vital commercial center for the city: \u2022 Souq al-\u2018Attarin (Perfume & Spice Market) \u2022 Souq al-Tujjar (Merchants\u2019 Market) \u2022 Souq al-Haddadin (Blacksmiths\u2019 Market) \u2022 Souq al-Khashabeen (Carpenters\u2019 Market) \u2022 Souq al-Hubub (Grain Market) \u2022 Souq al-Hibal (Rope Market) \u2022 Souq Khalouf (Khalouf Market)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[204,247],"tags":[241],"class_list":["post-1660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-deir-ez-zor","category-historic-souks-and-khans","tag-partially-destroyed"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1660\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}