Bazaar covered bazaar typical of Iraq. After sustaining irreparable damage during the country's civil war, Beirut's ancient souks have been completely modernised and rebuilt while maintaining the original ancient Greek street grid, major landmarks and street names. In the Balkans, the term, 'Bedesten' is used to describe a covered market or bazaar. In Turkey, the term 'bazaars' is used in the English sense, to refer to a covered market place. In Turkish the term for bazaar is "çarşı." Bazaar A bazaar is a permanently enclosed marketplace or street where goods and services are exchanged or sold. The term originates from the
Old Bazaar, Skopje porch including four columns with decorated caplets, connected by arcades. The Yahya Pasha Mosque was built in 1504 for Yahya Pasha. During World War I, the mosque was used as a German weapons and ammunition production facility. The mosque's minaret is roughly 50 metres (164 feet) tall. There are several tombs and a burial chamber in the Yahya Paşa Mosque's courtyard. Old Bazaar, Skopje The Old Bazaar (; ; from the meaning "marketplace") is a bazaar located in Skopje, situated on the eastern bank of the Vardar River, stretching from the Stone Bridge to the Bit-Pazar and from the Skopje