Souq often used as in the Grand Socco and Petit Socco of Tangiers. In the sub-continent, a different corruption, 'chowk', is often used in place of souq. The term is often used generically to designate the market in any Western Asian city, but may also be used in Western cities, particularly those with a Muslim community. Documentary sources point to permanent marketplaces in Middle Eastern cities from as early as 550 BCE. A souq was originally an open-air marketplace. Historically, souqs were held outside cities at locations where incoming caravans stopped and merchants displayed their goods for sale. Souqs were established
Souq al Jum'aa and aircraft of the Soviet Air Force, and was one of the main targets of the 1986 American bombing of Libya on April 15, 1986. Beginning in 1995, the facilities have been converted and remodeled for civil use and now house "Mitiga International Airport", ( IATA : MJI, ICAO : HLLM), a secondary airport for the city of Tripoli, since made a more primary airport due to damage to TIP in the Libyan Civil War, with connections to many major cities within the Middle East and North Africa. Souq al Jum'aa Sūq al-Jum'a (also Suk el Giuma, Soug al Juma’aa,