Straight Street , from the Latin Via Recta ( Arabic : الشارع المستقيم al-Shāriʿ al-Mustaqīm ), known as the Street called Straight ( Greek : τὴν ῥύμην τὴν καλουμένην εὐθεῖαν ) in the New Testament , is the old decumanus maximus , the main east-west Roman road , of Damascus , Syria . It runs from east to west through the old city. According to the Acts of the Apostles (9:11), Paul the Apostle stayed in a house on Straight Street.
4-762: The western half of the street, including the Midhat Pasha Souq , is today also known as "Midhat Pasha Street", while the eastern half, leading to the Bab Sharqi gate, is known as "Bab Sharqi Street". According to the King James Version of the English bible: During the Greek period in Damascus, the city was re-designed by Hippodamus , who gave the city a grid structure. The longest of these streets, 1,500 metres in length across
8-729: Is a historically important souq which forms the western fraction of the Street Called Straight in Damascus , Syria . 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. 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. This article about
12-479: Is named "Bab Sharqi Street". [REDACTED] Media related to Damascus Straight Street at Wikimedia Commons 33°30′33″N 36°18′41″E / 33.50917°N 36.31139°E / 33.50917; 36.31139 Midhat Pasha Souq Midhat Pasha Souq ( Arabic : سُوق مِدْحَت بَاشَا , romanized : Sūq Midḥat Bāšā ) also called Al-Taweel Souq ( Arabic : سُوق الطَّوِيل , romanized : Sūq aṭ-Ṭawīl , english: Long Market )
16-473: The city, was called Straight Street. The Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus was built on Straight Street in the 2nd century, and has been rebuilt multiple times since then. It currently serves as the seat of the Antiochian Orthodox Church . The western half of the street, including the Midhat Pasha Souq , is now named "Midhat Pasha Street", while the eastern half, leading to the Bab Sharqi gate
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