The square was originally constructed by the Italian colonial rulers on the site of the old bread market (sūq al-khubs), and it was expanded on several occasions during the 1930s.
Площадь была первоначально построена во времена итальянского господства на месте старого хлебного рынка (Сук аль-Хубс), и была расширена несколько раз в течение 1930 года.