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Souq al-Suwaiqah

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Suweigah Souq Riyadh, 2023
Suweigah Souq Riyadh, 2023

Souq al-Suwaiqah (Arabic: سوق السويقة, lit. 'the stem market'), or in Najdi vernacular pronunciation as Souq al-Suweigah and officially as Swaigah Trade Center (Arabic: مركز سويقة التجاري), is a traditional marketplace (souq) in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that emerged from the ruins of the settlement of Ajnab. Covering an area of 6.2 acres, it is situated east of the Masmak Fortress in the Qasr al-Hukm District. It includes more than 260 shops that specialize in the trading of traditional perfumes, cosmetics and abayas.The settlement lies on the ruins of the Al Ajnab settlement, which gradually went extinct following the dismantling of the city walls and subsequent expansion and modernization of Riyadh in the 1970s. The settlement evolved into Souq al-Suweigah and assumed most of its current form during the Qasr Al-Hukm District Development Project between 1983 and 1992.

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Souq al-Suwaiqah
Al Imam Turkey Bin Abdullah St, Shmeisi Municipality

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سوق الثميري

Al Imam Turkey Bin Abdullah St
11131 Shmeisi Municipality, Al Deerah District
Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
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