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Souq.com was the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. The company launched in 2005 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com Inc. acquired Souq.com for $580 million as a subsidiary. On May 1, 2019, Souq.com UAE became known as Amazon.ae, while on June 17, 2020, Souq.com KSA became known as Amazon.sa.
Khan el-Khalili ( Arabic: خان الخليلي) is a famous bazaar and souq (or souk) in the historic center of Cairo, Egypt. Established as a center of trade in the Mamluk era and named for one of its several historic caravanserais, the bazaar district has since become one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike.
The Grand Bazaarin Istanbul, Turkey. A bazaar[a]or souk[b]is a marketplace consisting of multiple small stallsor shops,[1]especially in the Middle East,[2][1]the Balkans, North Africaand South Asia.[1] They are traditionally located in vaulted or covered streets that had doors on each end and served as a city's central marketplace. [3]
Sharm El Sheikh is the administrative hub of Egypt's South Sinai Governorate, which includes the smaller coastal towns of Dahab and Nuweiba as well as the mountainous interior, St. Catherine and Mount Sinai. It was historically a fishing town and military base, and was developed into a commercial and tourist-centric city in 1968 by Israel. [2]
Ronaldo Mouchawar ( Arabic: رونالدو مشحور ), is a Syrian entrepreneur. In 2005, he co-founded Souq.com, the largest e-commerce retailer in the Arab World, making the e-commerce retailer the region's first unicorn. [1] When Amazon acquired Souq in 2017, Mouchewar became vice president of Amazon Middle East and North Africa. [2]
Contents. Wadi El Natrun. Wadi El Natrun ( Arabic: وادي النطرون "Valley of Natron "; Coptic: ϢⲓϩⲏⲧŠihēt, "measure of the hearts" [ 2 ]) is a depression in northern Egypt that is located 23 m (75 ft) below sea level and 38 m (125 ft) below the Nile River level. The valley contains several alkaline lakes, natron -rich salt ...
Sūq ʿUkāẓ (سوق عكاظ) Sūq ʿUkāẓ ( Arabic: سوق عكاظ [suːq ʕʊ.kaːðˤ]) is a marketplace at ʿUkāẓ, between Nakhla and al-Ṭāʾif, in Saudi Arabia. It was the largest and best known souq in pre-Islamic times. [1] Today it is a popular tourist destination. [2]
1984 or 1985 (age 39–40) Citizenship. German. Education. Monroe College. Occupation. Businessman. Saygin Yalcin ( Turkish: Saygın Yalçın; [1] born 1984 [2]) is a Dubai-based German entrepreneur and academic lecturer of Turkish origin. [3] He founded sukar.com which was acquired by Souq.com, which was then acquired by Amazon for $580 million.