| Midhat Pasha Souq | |
| Former Names: | Street Called Straight |
| Length M: | 490 |
| Location: | Damascus, Syria |
| Coordinates: | 33.5087°N 36.3057°W |
Midhat Pasha Souq (Arabic: سُوق مِدْحَت بَاشَا|Sūq Midḥat Bāšā) also called Al-Taweel Souq (Arabic: سُوق الطَّوِيل|Sūq aṭ-Ṭawīl, english: Long Market) is a historically important souq which forms the western fraction of the Street Called Straight in Damascus, Syria.[1] [2]
Souq Midhat Pasha is the oldest inhabited street in the world. It was built in 64 BC during the Roman Empire as a Street of Pillars.[3]
In 1878, during the Ottoman rule over Syria, it was named after Midhat Pasha.During the Syrian Civil War, some demonstrations have taken place here.[4]