What is the meaning of souq in Qatar?
Why is it called Souq Waqif?
Before that, vendors stood and sold their wares from makeshift stalls, as the market often flooded, and it is from this tradition that the souq's name derives: waqif means 'standing' in Arabic. The Falcon Souq is a highlight, but falconry is not the only traditional Qatari leisure pursuit you can see around the market.