Arab Souk (Old City)
'The Arab Souk is a large marketplace or souk occupying approximately 100 acres in Jerusalem's Old City. About 800 merchants operate a variety of businesses in closely packed shop stalls along a network of alleyways primarily in the Muslim and Christian Quarters in the north part of the Old CIty. The New York Times'' described the market as "an explosion of color, movement and smell."The David Street stretch of the souk, running along the south side of the Christian Quarter, at the border of the Armenian Quarter, is a narrow, stepped street popular with tourists, with about 100 sellers. It connects foot traffic from the Jaffa Gate to the Street of the Chain and the Chain Gate of the Temple Mount. Though the merchants are primarily Arab, its location and tourist interest bring diverse patronage.
