GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Al-Qaysariyya gold market is regarded as one of the oldest historical monuments in Gaza City, and is a hub for gold trading that was established during the Mamluk period by Sheikh Shams al-Din Zanki al-Himsi, a Gazan judge, who ordered its construction in 1476.
The market first served as a hub for merchants who flocked in on their horses, which were tied up to stables that later became gold shops.