Bukhara market in Amman – in pictures

  • The main entrance of Bukhari market on King Talal Street in downtown Amman. All photos: Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
    The main entrance of Bukhari market on King Talal Street in downtown Amman. All photos: Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
  • The Husseini Mosque square, where Bukhari merchants sold goods before the Bukhari market was built in the early 1940s.
    The Husseini Mosque square, where Bukhari merchants sold goods before the Bukhari market was built in the early 1940s.
  • Inside Bukhara market.
    Inside Bukhara market.
  • Khaled Bukhari and his son Muhiyideen at the father’s grooming products shop in Bukhari market.
    Khaled Bukhari and his son Muhiyideen at the father’s grooming products shop in Bukhari market.
  • Calligrapher Ahmad Abdulghani working at his tiny shop at the entrance of Bukhara market in Amman.
    Calligrapher Ahmad Abdulghani working at his tiny shop at the entrance of Bukhara market in Amman.
  • Inside Bukhara market.
    Inside Bukhara market.
  • Cars pass Husseini Mosque on King Talal Street in downtown Amman.
    Cars pass Husseini Mosque on King Talal Street in downtown Amman.