Souq al-Attarine in Damascus … a heritage and a profession inherited from ancestors

Damascus, SANA_ Al-Attarine Souq( market) is one of widely known markets in ancient walled city of Damascus. It dates back to more than 300 years and is famous of selling perfumery materials and medicinal herbs. The old origin profession of perfumery is inherited from the ancestors. Souq al-Attarine is part of the well-known al-Bzuriyah Souq, east of the Grand Umayyad Mosque