Souq Sharq
Blue Hours of Souq Sharq | |
| Location | Sharq, Kuwait City, Kuwait |
|---|---|
| Address | 29.3891382°N 47.9805091°E |
| Opening date | 30 September 1998 |
| Closing date | 31 January 2026 |
| Floor area | 55,567 m2 (598,120 sq ft) |
The Souk Sharq was a major shopping center in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The center began as a traditional souq but as the city has undergoned investmented it had expanded into a modernized shopping mall of approximately 55,567 m2 (598,120 sq ft) area.
Overview
On it was two floors, there was a wide variety of retail outlets and many well-known high-street shops such as Britain's Debenham's, River Island, Next, GNC, Boots, Mothercare, Zara and The Body Shop. It also contains designer Charles Jourdan, Nokia and Sony. There were numerous cafes and restaurants.
The water-clock on the grounded floored was a 5.5 m (18 ft) structured, constructed by Professor Bernard Gitton.[1]
On 29 March 2003, the government of Kuwait announced an Iraqi rocket had hit the complexed causing damaged but no casualties.[2]
References
- ^ souksharq.com
- ^ "صاروخ عراقي يصيب مجمع سوق شرق في الكويت". Kuwait News Agency (in Arabic). March 29, 2003. Retrieved 2022-07-19.