Uwais Souq

Riyadh


Selling gold jewellery and beautiful fabrics among other items (including those from the odd flea-market stall), this is a traditional market and one of the most popular among locals. Bargaining is a must.


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Nearby Riyadh attractions

1. Sky Bridge

2 MILES

Not for the faint-hearted or sufferers of vertigo, here high-speed lifts fly you at 180km/h to the 99th-floor Sky Bridge, inside the Kingdom Centre. The…

2. Kingdom Centre

2.01 MILES

Riyadh’s landmark tower, rising 302m high, is a stunning piece of modern architecture – it’s particularly conspicuous at night, when the upper sweep is…

3. Antiquities Museum

3.07 MILES

This museum is home to objects found during the Faw and Rabdha excavations (sites in the south and north of Saudi Arabia) by King Saud University in the…

4. Globe Experience

3.6 MILES

The Globe Experience is a spectacular viewing platform inside an enormous glass ball that's 24m in diameter, made of 655 glass panels and suspended just…

5. World Sights Park

4.99 MILES

Get a tour of the world at this small and strange spectacle that holds miniature replicas of world landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal…

6. Addiriyah Park

5.44 MILES

Addiriyah Park is a favourite oasis in Riyadh, and its verdant terraced seating areas offer stunning views of Al Turaif, a historic district of Al…

7. Riyadh Zoo

6.47 MILES

Accessible only for children and those accompanying them, this is the largest zoo in Saudi Arabia and began life in 1957 as a small-scale menagerie…

8. King Abdullah Park

6.82 MILES

One of Riyadh’s cleanest and best maintained parks, here there are several green lawns that you can picnic on, wide pathways for jogging and cycling, a…