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{{Infobox street
| name =Midhat Pasha Souq
| native_name ={{native name|ar|سُوق مِدْحَت بَاشَا}}
| image =Souq Medhat Pasha 02.jpg
| caption =
| former_names =[[Street Called Straight]]
| postal_code =
| length_m = 490
| width =
| location =[[Damascus]], [[Syria]]
| coordinates ={{coord|33|30|31.25|N|36|18|20.5|E|type:landmark_region:SY|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Midhat Pasha Souq''' ({{langx|ar|سُوق مِدْحَت بَاشَا|Sūq Midḥat Bāšā}}) also called '''Al-Taweel Souq''' ({{langx|ar|سُوق الطَّوِيل|Sūq aṭ-Ṭawīl}}, english: ''Long Market'') is a historically important [[souq]] which forms the western fraction of the [[Street Called Straight]] in [[Damascus]], [[Syria]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lovedamascus.com/en/what-to-see/tourist-attractions/shaghour-jowani/004ta015/straight-street|title=Straight Street|website=lovedamascus.com|access-date=5 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://travel2unlimited.com/syria-damascus-midhat-pasha-souq-aka-spice-bazaar/ |website=travel2ulimited.com |title=Midhat Pasha Souq aka spice bazaar|access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref>

==History==
Souq Midhat Pasha is the oldest inhabited street in the world. It was built in 64 BC during the [[Roman Empire]] as a Street of Pillars.<ref name= "Souq">{{Cite web|url=https://sana.sy/en/?p=147892|date=30 September 2018|title=Midhat Pasha Souq (market) in Damascus- photos|access-date=4 December 2021|website=Syrian Arab News Agency|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1878, during the [[Ottoman Syria|Ottoman rule over Syria]], it was named after [[Midhat Pasha]].<ref name= "Souq"></ref>
[[File:Medhat Pasha Souq2.JPG|thumb|Midhat Pasha Souq in 2010]]
During the [[Syrian Civil War]], some demonstrations have taken place here.<ref>«[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zErFRouJBDU Demonstration Syria Liberal Students' Union] (16th of August)»</ref>

==See also==
*[[Al-Buzuriyah Souq]]
*[[Al-Hamidiyah Souq]]
*[[Bazaar]]
*[[Bazaari]]
*[[Market (place)]]
*[[Retail]]
*[[Souq]]

==References==
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[[Category:Souqs in Damascus|Midhat Pasha]]

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