Tuesday 12 August 2014

Arabian Nights: Souk Waqif

Souk Waqif has been shaped, in part by the Iranian tradesmen who settled in Doha.  When I was last there (around 2001), it was a jumble of shops selling rugs, spices, cloth and copperware. Today it has been smartened up with hotels and outdoor coffee shops, where the smell of perfume and shisha hangs in the air. It still retains the old souk feel with its narrow alleyed streets, Arabian craftshops, Rajasthani storytellers and Iranian barrowmen. Worth a visit on fresh summers night.

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