The highly-anticipated brand-new waterfront market, developed by Nakheel, has now opened at Deira Islands.
Located just a stone’s throw from Dubai’s oldest trading hubs at Deira Islands, the new indoor marketplace boasts around 400 stores that stock everything from carpets, lights, spices, fashion, electronics and much more. Over the coming weeks, the market will welcome over 1,000 shops with even more planned towards the end of the year, making Souk Al Marfa the largest wholesale souk and waterfront market in the UAE.
The market stretches over 1.9km along the waterfront and one of the key highlights is an authentic Thai market that offers guests the chance to explore food, handicrafts, street food, and clothing. There’s also an exciting array of restaurants available for customers wanting to refuel after a busy day of shopping.
“The opening of Souk Al Marfa is an exciting milestone for the UAE, Dubai and Nakheel, bringing us a step closer to cementing Dubai’s position as the world’s third-largest re-exporting hub. Souk Al Marfa provides affordable growth opportunities to traders across the country, with the potential to ship and import directly to its shops and pavilions, and promises a diverse, large-scale shopping experience for customers,” said Omar Khoory, Chief Assets and Hospitality Officer at Nakheel.
