Mideast In Pictures: Old markets bring past into modern life in Baghdad

This photo taken on May 4, 2023 shows a shop selling copper antiques and gifts in Souk al-Safafeer, a copper market, in Baghdad, Iraq. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

BAGHDAD, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Full of commodities including copper utensils, foodstuffs, clothes, and traditional hand-made crafts, Baghdad's old markets which retain traditional characters and carry the fragrance of the past, still attract many who are crazy for antique items and heritage markets.

This photo taken on May 2, 2023 shows a shop selling sewing supplies in the old Daniel market in Baghdad, Iraq.(Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

A craftsman makes a copper vessel in Souk al-Safafeer, a traditional copper market, in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

People are shopping in the traditional Al-Saray Market in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)■