THE BEZESTENI MARKET
A domed market-place, built in the 15 th century.
Aha! Like the Al- Hamidiyah Souq
سوق الحميدية
�
Bezesteni, the old fabric market, was built by the Ottomans to protect the commerce of precious items. The word bazistān ب ز س تان comes from the arab word“ baz”, meaning fabric or cloth, and the persian suffix“-istān”, meaning site, location.
For more, check the websites: http:// www. inthessaloniki. com / el / agora-bezesteni
http:// thessaloniki4all. gr / el / places /% CE % BC % CE % B5 % CF % 84 % CE % B1 % CE % B2 % CF % 85 % CE % B6 % CE % B1 % CE % BD % CF % 84 % CE % B9 % CE % BD % CE % AE- % CE % B5 % CF % 80 % CE % BF % CF % 87 % CE % AE /% CE % BC % CF % 80 % CE % B5 % CE % B6 % CE % B5 % CF % 83 % CF % 84 % CE % AD % CE % BD % CE % B9