Market
Al Wakrah Old Souq
Al Wakra Rd, Al Wakrah
Reconstructed coastal marketplace of narrow alleys and wind towers opening onto a public beach lined with wooden dhows.
This guide to Al Wakrah Old Souq in Doha starts with the wind towers, or badgheer, that once cooled the market long before air conditioning existed. It traces the town's pearling economy, when hundreds of boats sailed from this port and crews read the wind to know when to leave. It also covers the original town's demolition in the 1970s as Doha grew, and the effort to reconstruct the souq afterward. Listen with the sea breeze at your back near the tower shafts.
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