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title: "Souq Waqif, Doha — GetMap"
description: "Its name means the standing market. The name translates as “the standing market,” a literal clue to its market identity. The original building follows…"
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# Souq Waqif

Its name means the standing market

History · 🇶🇦 Doha · one place, one stop

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[Doha](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=25.2879825%2C51.5328832&query_place_id=ChIJndsDAz_FRT4RCNf0YQxX7NU)
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The name translates as “the standing market,” a literal clue to its market identity. The original building follows traditional Qatari architecture from the late 19th or early 20th century, and a 2006 renovation kept its original form. Its stalls sell garments, spices, handicrafts and souvenirs.

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