Bedesten

Historic site · Central Macedonia

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The Bedesten of Thessaloniki is a historical Ottoman market in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece, built during the reign of Sultan Mehmed II. It is located on Venizelou and Solomou streets, near the Hamza Bey Mosque and the city's old town hall. A bedesten is a type of Ottoman old market, and is derived from the Arabic word bez meaning fabric.

More places nearby: Memorial for Grigoris Lambrakis · Hamza-Bey Mosque (Alcazar) · Saint Menas Church, Thessaloniki · Giahoudi Haman Turkish Bath · Stoa Malakopi · Historic sites · Central Macedonia