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The milestones


There are no words that describe how beautiful the landmarks in Al-Aqsa Mosque are. Yet, we can say that they are a “miracle” of Allah and “beauty icons”. In Al-Aqsa Mosque, there are a lot of landmarks that force us to contemplate their moral and physical beauty.

Bab Hitta Market

It is in Bab Hitta Quarter. Bab Hitta is one of Al- Aqsa Mosque’s gates. Nowadays, the market is one of the single markets that […]

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Aftimos Market

It was named after one of the Christian clergymen in the city. He built this market in 1902, in the Ottoman era. The market is […]

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Al-Husur Market

What is the smallest market in the Old Town? Al-Husur Market is the smallest market in the Old Town, and it is one of the […]

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Al-Bab New Market

It is located near Al-Jadeed Gate (Al-Bab Al-Jadeed), one of the northern gates of the Old Town. It was opened during the time of the […]

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The Great Market

It is a roofed market with high windows for the sun light to get in. in the middle of it to the left, there is […]

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Bab Khan Az-Zeit

It’s one of the most beautiful markets in Jerusalem. It is named after the fact that there is an ancient khan in it called “Khan […]

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Sweqet A’lloun

One of the markets in Jerusalem, it was named after A’lloun bin Ibrahim Al-Andalusi, who was buried in Ma’man Allah Cemetery. It is a place […]

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The Market on Salah Ad-Din Street

It’s one of the most vital sites in Jerusalem. In it, there are a lot of shops, cafés, exchange offices, and book stores that also […]

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Al-Qatanin Market

It was named after Al-Qatanin Gate, and because it’s for selling cotton and silk products. This market faces many dangers, due to raising taxes imposed […]

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Bab Al-A’moud Market

It’s one of the Old Town’s markets. It was named after Al-A’moud Gate. The market is located between Khan Az-Zeit (the oil market) and Bab […]

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The Market in the Christian Quarter

It’s considered one of the Old Town’s markets. The shops sell candles and Crosses, since it is in the Christian Quarter. In the Market, there […]

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Seizing Shops and Taxation

When the occupation fails in destroying markets, it uses other ways, like imposing high taxes on shopkeepers. By doing so, the shopkeepers have no choice […]

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