Bazaar Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is "Kapalıçarşı" (gated shopping area), while the Spice Bazaar is the "Mısır Çarşısı" (Egyptian shopping area). The Arabic term, souk (souq or suk) is a synonym for bazaar in Arab-speaking countries. Bazaars originated in the Middle East, probably in Persia. Pourjafara et al., point to historical records documenting the concept of a bazaar as early as 3000 BC. By the 4th century (CE), a network of bazaars had sprung up alongside ancient caravan trade routes. Bazaars were typically situated in close proximity to ruling palaces, citadels or mosques, not only because the city afforded traders some
Long s minister Geraldine with an emphatic "succour!" Long s The long, medial, or descending s (ſ) is an archaic form of the lower case letter "s". It replaced a single "s", or the first in a double "s", at the beginning or in the middle of a word (e.g. "ſinfulneſs" for "sinfulness" and "ſucceſsful" for "successful"), and in ligature form (e.g. "Tiſſick" for "Tissick"). The modern letterform is known as the "short", "terminal", or "round" s. The long "s" was derived from the old Roman cursive medial "s". When the distinction between majuscule (uppercase) and minuscule (lowercase) letter forms became established,