Posts Tagged ‘Doha Souq

We had some friends come over yesterday and decided that we go to Souq Waqif to see what Qatar has prepared to celebrate Eid Al Adha. We got to Souq Waqif at about 5:30 in the evening. I’ve heard that they already implemented pay parking but it was the first time for us to go [...]

Souq Waqif

In: Qatar|Shopping

28 Mar 2007

I would have to say that we are one of the frequent visitors of the "Souq" here in Doha. We probably go there once a week to buy meat and to buy some items from the Filipino stores. Souq, is defined as: a market or part of a market or an open-air market in an Arab city. [...]

Grocery list in MS Excel We’ve tried to create a list for people wanting to know how much items typically cost in groceries in Qatar. We placed them in an Excel file so you can see and compare. Items would include canned goods like corn, corned beef, evaporated milk, tuna, Nestle cream to dairy products [...]


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