SOUQ WAQIF..."OLD SOUQ"

djkiller
By djkiller

Any one knows....why they call it SOUQ WAQIF????Undecided

whats hte history behind it??? 

By pwb78• 8 May 2008 22:21
Rating: 4/5
pwb78

 http://www.soukwaqif.com/english.html

 

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By fai077• 8 May 2008 19:38
Rating: 5/5
fai077

Thanks...

 

Have A Great Day.....

By manyana• 8 May 2008 19:07
manyana

 

Thats nice to know the meaning i love that place especially during the evening its really lively, kinder reminds me of Sharm al sheikh......lol

By kimd• 8 May 2008 18:53
Rating: 5/5
kimd

  It means the 'standing' souq,the Bedouin used to come into town to sell their wares and they would stand around and sell them-Waqif means to stand. HTH

 

 

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