Carmel Market ( he, שוק הכרמל, ''Shuk HaCarmel'') is an outdoor marketplace in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

History

The Carmel market was established in the 1920s.Snapshot of Tel Aviv's Carmel Market
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'' It is bordered by

Allenby Street Allenby Street ( he, רחוב אלנבי ''Rehov Alenbi'') is a major street in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was named in honor of Field Marshal Viscount Allenby. Allenby Street stretches from the Mediterranean Sea in the northwest to HaAliya Street in ...

and

Magen David Square Magen David Square ( he, כיכר מגן-דוד, Kikar Magen-David, Star of David Square) is a public square in the heart of Tel Aviv, Israel. It got its name from the fact that streets are radiating from it in six directions: Allenby Street in t ...

and is principally located along Carmel Street, but has expanded over time to streets such as

Nahalat Binyamin Nahalat Binyamin ( he, נחלת בנימין, also spelled Nachalat, Nachlat, and Nahlat Binyamin) is a partially car-free street and a neighbourhood in Tel Aviv, Israel. Name Nahalat Binyamin is translated as "the estate of Benjamin". '' Nahal ...

Street. The market is open every day of the week, except

Shabbat Shabbat (, , or ; he, שַׁבָּת, Šabbāṯ, , ) or the Sabbath (), also called Shabbos (, ) by Ashkenazim, is Judaism's day of rest on the seventh day of the week—i.e., Saturday. On this day, religious Jews remember the biblical storie ...

(Saturday), and sells mostly food but also a variety of items such as home accessories, and flowers. Tuesdays and Fridays are the signature days at the market as several independent artists and vendors sell unique crafts, art, and jewelry along Nahalat Binyamin Street.

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