Douma ancient market (El Bendr)

Douma has become a meeting place for the lovers of Lebanese architecture and a scene for movie and theater producers, who found in the distinguished village a perfect place to shoot some scenes for their programs and movies.

Douma contains 450 old houses and an ancient market made of 110 shops and it has 5 gates to Batroun, Jbeil, Hermel, Baalbeck, Tripoli and Akkar.

In 1881, Douma witnessed the formation of the first municipal commission which worked on organizing the market. Later, the market witnessed an active movement, mainly with people coming to it from Baalbeck and other villages and towns.

 At that period, Douma also witnessed the building of schools and the formation of associations.

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