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Souq.com was the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. The company launched in 2005 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [2] On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com Inc. acquired Souq.com for $580 million as a subsidiary. [3] [4] On May 1, 2019, Souq.com UAE became known as Amazon.ae, [5] while on June 17, 2020, Souq.com KSA became known as Amazon.sa ...
Khan el-Khalili (Arabic: خان الخليلي) is a famous bazaar and souq (or souk) in the historic center of Cairo, Egypt.Established as a center of trade in the Mamluk era and named for one of its several historic caravanserais, the bazaar district has since become one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike.
The Qasaba of Radwan Bey is a souq and covered market in Cairo, Egypt, located directly south of the Bab Zuweila gate and just outside the historic walled city. Its dates to around 1650 CE, when its founder, Radwan Bey, initiated a series of constructions in this area. It is the only existing example of a historic covered market street in Cairo ...
In 2005, he co-founded Souq.com, the largest e-commerce retailer in the Arab World, making the e-commerce retailer the region's first unicorn. [1] When Amazon acquired Souq in 2017, Mouchewar became vice president of Amazon Middle East and North Africa. [2] He is a veteran of Maktoob, the internet portal that was purchased by Yahoo in 2009.
Souq el-Qisareya: The bazaar in Sohag is named suq Qaiṣarīya and is partly covered. Souq el-Itnein is a weekly market held every Monday morning; vegetables, fruits, animals and traditional hand made objects (like baskets, farming axes and bags) are sold there. The weekly market is believed to have originated during the Ancient Egyptian era.
Midhat Pasha Souq in Damascus; Al-Madina Souq in Aleppo; Souq Al-Attareen (Perfumers' Souq) in Aleppo] Souq Khan Al-Nahhaseen (Coopery Souq) in Aleppo; Souq Al-Haddadeen (Blacksmiths' Souq) in Aleppo; Suq Al-Saboun (Soap Souq) in Aleppo; Suq Al-Atiq (the Old Souq) in Aleppo; Al-Suweiqa (Suweiqa means "small souq" in Arabic) in Aleppo
The 2009 Khan el-Khalili bombing was a terrorist attack that took place at 6:30 p.m. local time on 22 February 2009 in Khan el-Khalili, a souq in eastern Cairo, Egypt, killing a 17-year-old French teenager and injuring 24 other people. [1] It was the first of the February 2009 Cairo terrorist attacks.
Each year's souq honors a different poet. [7] The souq covers 14 million square meters of land. [8] In modern times, as in the past, there are lectures, sporting competitions, poetry, artwork, and items for sale. The souq has 200 shops selling different goods including pottery, silverware, glassware, wall arts and historical manuscripts. [9]