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Waqif Souq
 
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Highlights
Some views from Waqif souq The Waqif souq is the one place in Qatar where you can find anything and everything. Made up of a large labyrinth of alleyways lined with various shops, the popular souq is a feast for the senses. Selections of perfumes, spices, incense, sweets, rice and dried fruits are so plentiful they often spill out of the shops into the alleys where shoppers find them too tempting to resist...more

Planning a visit

 
Souqs are always the vibrant center of Arab cities, serving as a meeting location as well as a trading place. After shopping at Waqif souq, enjoy a cup of tea and smoke some “shisha” in one of the many traditional teahouses.
We also recommend a visit to the typing section, where those who cannot read or write are assisted with completing documents or writing letters.

UTM coordinates N 25° 17' 22" E 51° 32' 01"
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Main street of Waqif souq Merchandise spilling out onto the alleyway Spices shop External alleyway
Main street of Waqif souq Furniture section External alleyway Typing section

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