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|image = Soukalsilahmain.png|thumb|310px | |image = Soukalsilahmain.png|thumb|310px | ||
|imgdesc = Aerial view of the Souk al-Silaah | |||
|description = A major trading point within the city of Damascus. | |description = A major trading point within the city of Damascus. | ||
|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' | |appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' | ||
|location = Poor District, [[Damascus]], [[Syria]] | |location = Poor District, [[Damascus]], [[Syria]] | ||
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The '''Souk | The '''Souk al-Silaah''' (English: ''Market of weapons'') was one of the biggest trading points in the city of [[Damascus]], located in the poor district. The market was owned by the trader [[Tamir]], who traded in weapons during the [[Third Crusade]].<ref name="ac1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' | ||
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The souk consisted of five main entrances to the market halls and a large courtyard in the middle. It was within this courtyard that Tamir met his death at the hands of [[Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] in 1191.<ref name="ac1"/> | |||
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Soukalsilahinnercourtyard.png|The main courtyard of the souk. | Soukalsilahinnercourtyard.png|The main courtyard of the souk. | ||
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[[Category:Damascus]] | [[Category:Damascus]] | ||
Revision as of 02:10, 6 October 2011
The Souk al-Silaah (English: Market of weapons) was one of the biggest trading points in the city of Damascus, located in the poor district. The market was owned by the trader Tamir, who traded in weapons during the Third Crusade.[1]
The souk consisted of five main entrances to the market halls and a large courtyard in the middle. It was within this courtyard that Tamir met his death at the hands of Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad in 1191.[1]
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The crowded inner souk. -
The main courtyard of the souk.
