| Gold Market Souk ad-Dahab Qissariya Market | |
|---|---|
| 👁 Image Women strolling through the market | |
Location within Gaza City | |
| General information | |
| Location | Gaza, Palestine |
| Coordinates | 31°30′11″N 34°27′50″E / 31.50306°N 34.46389°E / 31.50306; 34.46389 |
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]
History
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jacobs, 1998, p.454.
- ^ a b Gold Market Review Lonelyplanet.
- ^ Travel in Gaza Archived August 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine MidEastTraveling.
- ^ The Catastrophic state of Gaza’s cultural heritage under the deliberate Israeli bombings: Case of Souk Al-Qaisariyya, ICOMOS Palestine, 27 August 2024, p. 2, retrieved 13 February 2025
- ^ Estrin, Daniel (9 December 2023). "Israeli strike leaves Gaza's oldest mosque in ruins". NPR. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Destruction of the Palestinian cultural heritage of Gaza – in pictures". the Guardian. 11 January 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Jacobs, Daniel (1998), Israel and the Palestinian territories, Rough Guides, ISBN 978-1-85828-248-0
External links
[edit]- Photo album of recovery efforts at the Gold Market
- Marché al-Qaysāriyya (Souk al-Qissariya, marché de l’or) (in French), part of the Gaza, inventaire d’un patrimoine bombardé
