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Negotiating the fountain price. Hamed our sourcing expert leads the group. Abu Ammar is always on the phone.
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One of the three (Ankad) in Damascus. This is where the real shopping takes place. But you need an introduction and a healthy budjet!!
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Stone and marble that goes back 100-1400 years.
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Complete walls removed out of old homes by “Entrepreneurs". Don’t ask & don’t tell, this is the black market for house renovation at it's best.
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Complete fountains from the past 1000 years, in all shapes and sizes. New ones can be bought for a fraction of the price and just as good too.
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Our fountain is a Tnasharieh, a twelver in Arabic. It is about 400 years old and of course Mazawi yellow/pink stone carved out of the hills of Mezzeh
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It takes five men and a woman to buy one fountain. The stone mason Abu Allaa approves, even though I cant tell heads form tails.
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The posse enters another Ankad yard. More stone and more goodies. I am left behind avoiding wild chickens and holding the camera
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