suq
Arab commercial district
A suq is an open-air marketplace in Arab countries, typically a maze of narrow streets lined with stalls selling spices, textiles, crafts, and other goods: We wandered through the suq in Marrakech.
Also spelled souk or souq.
The word entered English from Arabic.
Open-air merchant district
- medinaHistoric Arab city core
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
- vendorOne who sells goods
- merchantOne who sells wares
haggling · spices · textiles · copper · carpets · alleyway · bargaining · craftsmen
Having protection atop
- vaultedCurved overhead, or leaped
- domedWith rounded roof
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
gate · stone · arched · narrow · shaded · traditional · historic · old city
Of the peninsula
- MoroccanOf a Maghreb nation
- Middle EasternFrom Western Asia's cultural region
- North AfricanFrom the continent's top
- IslamicOf the Muslim religion
traditional · authentic · tourism · atmosphere · exotic · sensory · vibrant · bustling
bazaar
Open-air merchant district
merchant · haggling · spices · textiles · copper · carpets · alleyway · bargaining · craftsmen · trade
covered
Having protection atop
passageway · gate · stone · arched · narrow · shaded · traditional · historic · old city · restoration
Arabian
Of the peninsula
- MoroccanOf a Maghreb nation
- Middle EasternFrom Western Asia's cultural region
- North AfricanFrom the continent's top
Islamic · traditional · authentic · tourism · atmosphere · exotic · sensory · vibrant · bustling · colorful
Large indoor retail center
supermarket · big-box store · department store · chain store · hypermarket