Qaisariya Souq
Qaisariya Souq
A covered suq in central Hofuf. The circulating build-date is about 1238/1822. A witness to oasis trade, not the oldest suq in Arabia.
Plan your visit
Practical information verified separately from the historical record.
Before you go: Check with the operator or a local guide before departure; field access details have not yet been verified.
Why visit?
Keeps Hofuf Qaysariyya an approximately dated oasis suq, without a peninsula prize.
Al-Qaysariyya is a suq in central Hofuf: lanes, tight shops, wood. Official notices put the build about 1238/1822. That is a circulating year, not a foundation day.
It served oasis trade: cloth, bisht, scent, craft. It burned and was rebuilt more than once; the standing fabric is a repair layer, not every 1822 shop intact.
It is not Ukaz, and not Arabia's most famous suq without a fence. The pin is exact for the present market.