Souk al-Tawileh
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Souk al-Tawileh was a traditional commercial street and marketplace in central Beirut, known for its dense concentration of shops and its role in the city’s historic trading district.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Souk Arwam | 1 |
| Souk Ayass | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial street
ⓘ
souk ⓘ traditional marketplace ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beirut Souks area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional retail trades ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Beirut mercantile culture
ⓘ
Levantine urban souk tradition ⓘ |
| economicSector |
commerce
ⓘ
retail ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dense concentration of shops
ⓘ
pedestrian-oriented commercial activity ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
local marketplace
ⓘ
regional trading hub within Beirut ⓘ retail trade ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Beirut’s historic commercial heritage ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
everyday shopping destination for Beirut residents
ⓘ
important component of Beirut’s historic trading district ⓘ part of pre-war commercial core of Beirut ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic urban fabric
ⓘ
small and medium-sized shops ⓘ traditional commercial life of Beirut ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beirut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ central Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Beirut Central District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic trading district of Beirut ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Mediterranean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ |
| spatialRelation |
near other traditional souks of Beirut
ⓘ
within historic core of Beirut ⓘ |
| streetType | narrow commercial street ⓘ |
| timePeriod | functioned before Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| urbanForm | linear market street ⓘ |
| usedBy |
local residents
ⓘ
shoppers from wider Beirut area ⓘ traders ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Souk Ayass
this entity surface form:
Souk Arwam