Damascus

Shopping

The Oriental Arts Center sells beautiful pieces of furniture, mirrors, decorative items and other arts and crafts. The items can be ordered a few days earlier. The materials used in making these products include gypsum, plaster, oil paints and gold leaf. The artist behind these interesting pieces is the famed Saeed Zozoul.

Showing 1–8 of 8 shopping spots

City guide section

Top picks in Damascus

Showing 1–8 of 8 shopping spots

Browse the highlights below, then open any place for maps, area notes, and practical details.

Oriental Arts Center

The Oriental Arts Center sells beautiful pieces of furniture, mirrors, decorative items and other arts and crafts. The items can be ordered a few days earlier.

The Damascus Souq

This is a vast souq housing many mini bazaars. Visitors will be transported back in time and exposed to an authentic Arab market place.

George Dabdoub

Located next to the Azem Palace in the Old City, George Dabdoub sells a number of traditional Damascene items including carpets, icons and jewelry.

Khalil Haddad

Customers will fall in love with many of the pieces available here including backgammon sets and other board games as well as carved wooden boxes, chests and furniture.

Anat

Anat is a wonderful place to shop for Damascene souvenirs. It sells a number of traditional items including textiles, jewelry, cushion covers, shoes and bags.

Librairie Avicenne

Named after the famous philosopher Ibn Sina (known as Avicenne in the West), this cozy bookstore caters to a number of avid Damascene readers and foreign tourists.

Nabeel Fouad Salka

This is a wonderful store that sells some of the most beautiful and intricately carved flutes, drums and other musical instruments. Some of the instruments also contain mother-of-pearl designs.

Abdel Razek Mousali

This music store stocks a brilliant collection of music from all genres (classical, contemporary, jazz and pop) by Arab artists in the region. It is a must stop for tourists.