An old street near minaret al-Qalʿī

 

 This street is near Sūq Madḥat Pāša and the caravansaries around it. It gives entrance to the Šāġūr quarter whose inhabitants have a proverbial reputation of being always critical and jovial. Together with its adjacent streets, it constitutes one of the most typical and best preserved sectors of Damascus. Its landmarks are the mosques of Hišām and Yāǧūš (Sīyāġūš) Pāša, Minaret al-Qalʿī, built toward the middle of the 15th century, Madrasa al-H̱ayḍarīyya, and the Fountain of Treasure (Sabīl al-H̱azna). Its streets are lined entirely by houses of Mamlūk and Ottoman style.

Jacques Ghislain de Maussion de Favières. Damascus, Baghdad: Capitals and lands of the caliphs. Translation to English by Edward J. Banks. Librairie orientale (Dar el-Mashreq), Beirut, Lebanon. 1972.