Middle Eastern countries are well known around the world for the many shopping opportunities they offer. Not just shopping malls, boutiques, designer stores or bazaars, but they have their very own type of arcades known as souqs (souks). The area of Nizwa is much more fertile than other areas in Muscat, making it an ideal place to grow date palms. Due to its geographical features it has been at the forefront even in the past for trade, education and commercial purposes.
Apart from dates, the area is well known for its silverware, which is recognized as the country best and the curve edged daggers made by the locals. The souk is an ideal place to purchase gold and jewellery or design articles to suit the fashion statement you want to make. There is plenty of earthenware, leather goods and copper products on sale amidst the rifles and livestock.
Some of the vendors market their goods on the sandy part just outside the building which is built with a traditional Arabian flair. The souk has been in existence for centuries, but its original form has changed over the years. The section known as the Spice Souk is considered to be the oldest wing, which has been in existence ever since the creation of the souk.
The area attracts a large number of customers, especially on Fridays; a local holiday. If you visit in the wake of Eid, a religious festival, it will be possible to watch goats and cows being auctioned in front of a massive crowd that gathers at one end of the Nizwa Souq.
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