Gold Market
Market in Gaza Strip, Palestine
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The Gold Market (Arabic: سوق الذهب Souk ad-Dahab; also known as the Qissariya Market, Arabic: سوق القيسارية Souk al-Qissariya) was a narrow covered passageway located in the old quarter of Gaza, Palestine; it was both a center for trading and buying gold, and location for foreign exchange.[1] The Market was located along the southern edge of the Great Mosque of Gaza,[2] beside the main Omar Mukhtar Street. The Market was configured with a pointed and vaulted roof above the central road, which was lined on both sides by small shops that are themselves roofed by the cross vaults of the covered central road.[3]
| Gold Market Souk ad-Dahab Qissariya Market | |
|---|---|
Women strolling through the market | |
  Location in Gaza | |
| General information | |
| Location | Gaza, Palestine |
| Coordinates | 31°30′11″N 34°27′50″E |
History
Gazan judge Sheikh Shams ad-Din al-Himsi ordered the construction of the Gold Market in 1476 CE during the Mamluk Sultanate. The Market originally formed a part of a much larger covered market, but most of the area was destroyed by the British Army during World War I.[2]
The market underwent a conservation programme between 2020 and 2023.[4]
The market was destroyed on December 7th, 2023, by an Israeli air strike on the adjacent Great Omari Mosque.[5][6]