waqif Besides being a shopping paradise for tourists and locals, it is also home to dozens of restaurants serving all kinds of cuisines, together with Shisha lounges. No matter you are tourists who stay in Qatar a few days to someone who has a few hours during transit, pop in to the souq to have a drink … Read more
Souq Waqif, literally means standing market in Arabic. This is the very site where the Bedouin, the nomads who inhabited in the Arabian deserts, sold their wool and animals. Today, the souq is renowned for selling traditional Qatari garments, spices, handicrafts, and souvenirs. In recent years, people start to appreciate local Qatari artists and the … Read more
Souq Waqif’s beds sort into three kinds: the boutique cluster inside the market itself, the mid-range five to ten minutes’ walk out in Old Al Ghanim and Msheireb, and two small local places worth knowing about. This page keeps those three groups apart, prints only the rates the properties publish themselves, and says where a … Read more
Where is Souq Waqif This is the address of the very original Souq Waqif in Doha, Qatar. Please don’t be confused with the new Souq Waqif in Al Wakrah. Address: Souq Waqif, Al Jasra, Doha, Qatar. Located in the heart of Doha, between Al Asmakh street and Al Ahmed Street. The Souq is within walking distance … Read more