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On the western shore of the Khalid Lagoon in the heart of downtown Sharjah, the Central Souq (also widely known as the Blue Souk) is the largest traditional market in the United Arab Emirates and one of the most architecturally distinctive market buildings in the broader Gulf region. The dramatic 80,000-square-metre, two-storey market opened in 1979 to a design by the British architectural firm Halcrow, occupying a substantial purpose-built complex that has served continuously as the principal t...