Souk al-Jamil

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Souk al-Jamil was a traditional marketplace in Beirut that formed part of the city’s historic commercial quarter prior to the modern Beirut Souks development.

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Souk al-Jamil canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
souk
traditional marketplace
associatedWith Beirut Souks
historic center of Beirut
country Lebanon
damagedDuring Lebanese Civil War
followedBy Beirut Souks
function retail trade
social gathering place
wholesale trade
hasCulturalRole traditional urban marketplace
hasEconomicRole commercial hub
historicalPeriod pre–Lebanese Civil War Beirut
integratedInto postwar reconstruction of Beirut city center
knownFor dense concentration of shops
traditional commerce
locatedIn Beirut
Lebanon
partOf Beirut city center
historic commercial quarter of Beirut
network of historic souks in Beirut
precededBy older trading areas of Beirut
region Levant
linked to: Levant region
replacedBy Beirut Souks development
linked to: Beirut Souks
status no longer extant in original form
urbanForm covered passages
narrow streets
small shops

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Beirut Souks historicalPrecursor Souk al-Jamil