Souk: A market, or part of a market, in an Arab city.[Arabic sūq, from Aramaic šuqā, street, market, from Akkadian sūqu, street, from sâqu, to be narrow.]

Dubai is known as the 'City of Gold' and for good reason. The fastest growing gold centre in the world, Dubai imports on average 300 tons of gold annually from all the major manufacturing centres of the world.

The quality of Dubai's gold is famous, as is the impressive variety of stylish designs. Another reason for Dubai's successful gold industry is the free trade environment, which makes Dubai probably the cheapest place in the world to buy jewellery.