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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. On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com Inc. acquired Souq.com for $580 million as a subsidiary. On May 1, 2019, Souq.com UAE became known as Amazon.ae, while on June 17, 2020, Souq.com KSA became known as Amazon.sa.
The souq was founded at least a century ago in proximity of the dry river bed known as Wadi Musheireb. It was a gathering place where Bedouins and locals would trade a variety of goods, primarily livestock goods. However with the boom in prosperity in the 1990s, the Souq fell into decline and in 2003, most of it was destroyed in a fire.
The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey. A bazaar [a] or souk [b] is a marketplace consisting of multiple small stalls or shops, [1] especially in the Middle East, [2] [1] the Balkans, North Africa and South Asia. [1] They are traditionally located in vaulted or covered streets that had doors on each end and served as a city's central marketplace.
Al-Madina Souq ( Arabic: سوق المدينة, romanized : Sūq al-Madīna) is the covered souq -market located at the heart of the Syrian city of Aleppo within the walled ancient part of the city. With its long and narrow alleys, al-Madina Souq is the largest covered historic market in the world, with an approximate length of 13 kilometers. [1]
Souq.com. 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]
Manama Souq. Map of Manama in 1926, showing the souq. The souq in 1965. A seller of sweets and spices in Manama Souq. A seller crucibles and jewellery manufacture equipment in Manama Souq. A seller of Arab headdress — the ' Agal ' — Manama Souq. Manama Souq ( Arabic: سوق المنامة) is the old bazaar ( souq) of Bahrain 's capital ...
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.
1780. Completion. 1884. The Al-Hamidiyeh Souq ( Arabic: سُوق ٱلْحَمِيدِيَّة, romanized : Sūq al-Ḥamīdīyeh) is the largest and the central souk in Syria, located inside the old walled city of Damascus next to the Citadel. The souq is about 600 metres (2,000 ft) long [1] [2] and 15 metres (49 ft) wide, [1] and is covered by ...