SOUKS (MARKETS) ARE THE BEST PLACES FOR SHOPPING, NOTABLY THOSE IN ALEPPO. LOCAL HANDICRAFTS IN SYRIA ARE NUMEROUS AND PRECIOUS AND ARE THE SPECIAL ITEMS TO BUY. THEY INCLUDE MOTHER- OF-PEARL ITEMS (SUCH AS BACKGAMMON BOARDS), OLIVE-WOOD CARVINGS, WEAVING AND EMBROIDERY, LEATHER GOODS, GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY, CARPETS AND BASKETRY.
SOUQ AL-HAMADIYYEH IS THE MAIN COVERED MARKET IN DAMASCUS. AND PEOPLE CAN FIND ALL THE GOODS TO THERE NEEDS.