Ideal-type and Urban History
Ideal-type and Urban History
The Development of the Suq in Damascus
This chapter traces the development of the Suq in Damascus from the coming of Islam to the advent of modernity (7th to 19th century). It focuses on the urban and architectural characters of the suq and analyzes the changes in its layout, form and significance over time. The Damascus suq was not a variant on the ideal type of the “Islamic City” but a dynamic cultural artifact responsive primarily to its changing economic and political circumstances.
Keywords: Suq, Islamic City, Damascus, ideal-type, hara, suwayqa, khan, waqf, Maydan
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