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| | Travelers: Damascus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | But this thoroughfare has been submerged over the years to about six meters underground, and has been superseded by Souq al-Tawil or Madhat Pasha, under which are occasionally discovered some Roman columns, especially when road works are in progress. |
 | | At the height of Crusaders raids and attacks, was used as residence for the sultans of Egypt and Syria such as Nureddin, Saladin, and al-Malek al-adel, whence they supervised military operations against the Crusaders. |
 | | Extends between Souq Madhat Pasha and the Omayyad Mosque and is famous for its quaint little fruit, medicinal herbs, and confectionery. |
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