Bakdash

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The most famous Arab ice-cream parlour, in Damascus's al-Hamidiyah souq (1885); its pounded mastic ice cream is a Damascene landmark.

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The best-known Arab ice cream shop in the Hamidiyya souq in Damascus (1885); its pistachio-stretched ice cream is one of Damascus's popular landmarks. 1

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islam.museum contributors. “Bakdash”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/listing/bakdash-damascus/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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