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By March 2017, Souq.com had localized operations in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt, [7] which as of 2014 equated to semi-automated modern fulfillment centers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Egypt, measuring a total of 35,000 square meters. At the time the company had employed around 2,500 employees in ...
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 ...
Ronaldo Mouchawar (Arabic: رونالدو مشحور), is a Syrian entrepreneur. 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]
Khan el-Khalili (Arabic: خان الخليلي) is a famous bazaar 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.
Sūq ʿUkāẓ (Arabic: سوق عكاظ [suːq ʕʊ.kaːðˤ]), or Al-Ukadh, is a historical souk at ʿUkāẓ, between Nakhla and Taif, in Saudi Arabia. It was the largest and best known annual fair in pre-Islamic times. [1] Today it is a popular tourist destination. [2]
Al-Masry Al-Youm (Arabic: المصري اليوم al-Maṣrī l-Yawm, IPA: [elˈmɑsˤɾi lˈjoːm], meaning The Egyptian Today) is an Egyptian privately owned daily newspaper that was first published in June 2004. It is published in Arabic as is its website, almasryalyoum.com.
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 word "souk" in the Arabic-speaking world is roughly equivalent to "bazaar". [14] The Arabic word is a loan from Aramaic "šūqā" ("street, market"), itself a loanword from the Akkadian "sūqu" ("street"). [15] [16] The Arabic word sūq was then borrowed into English via French (souk) by the 19th century.