Whether or not you are in the market for pieces of gold, the Gold Souk is to be experienced if you visit this shiny new city. Since then, the souk (Arabic for market) has flourished, and now, more than 400 retail and wholesale shops operate in this bustling district, home to one of the largest retail gold markets in the world. This creek and harbor on the Arabian Gulf facilitated the wooden dhow trade that supported the import and export of gold, as well as the merchants who came to buy and sell it. At that time, encouraged by a tax-free and trade-friendly environment, a handful of merchants set up shop in an area of Dubai, not far from the creek.
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Women in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which includes Saudi Arabia. Yes, Margaret, I said a shopping mall (in Dubai). And this is wealth that is expected to grow 8 through the years to 2014. The correct answer is: the Dubai shopping mall. Women investors control around 22 of the assets under management in the Middle East. The Gold Souk had its beginnings the early 1900s. The statistics from a study by the Boston Consultancy Group (BCG) are startling. Necklaces, rings, earrings, bangles and stones–you name it, they have it. Dubai Marina is a district in the heart of what has recently become known as new Dubai.
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Here you’ll find gold, platinum, diamonds and sometimes also deals in silver, all in intricate Arab and Indian designs. Im glad that for a change i can see something else from Dubai than the standard pictures.this card is called Dubai Marina, and it says: an awe inspiring city - within a city delights residents with its unique lifestyle. Make your way across Dubai Creek and through the labyrinth of commercial businesses and in a few blocks you are in the famous Gold Souk. All that glitters in Dubai is gold-24, 22, 21 and 18-karats of shimmering precious metal.