Gold Souk Popular Shopping venue

The Gold Land of Gulf is situated in Madinat Zayed in the street of Sikkat-al-Khali. This area is called the Deira area. Another tempting and alluring experience of Dubai includes the Popular Gold Souk. Every shops shine with ear-rings, chains, pendants, bracelets, rings, nose-rings of pure shimmering gold etc. Prices are all dependent upon daily rates of gold. It remarks an importance of culture of Abu Dhabi. Old jewelry can also be replaced here with new ones or can be directly sold.

More than 300 different dealers of gold are found here. However, it is more popular of the fact that its prices are high. Bargaining is a must thing required here. Weight of gold is done before selling. Every year more than thousands of tourists are expected here. Dubai, however, has a zero sales tax on many items. Shops are open from 8 am to 1 pm and are closed on Friday. The souk is not just a bunch of shops, but a web of shopping centers too. The brands such as Damas, Al Zai, Taiba, Kaloti, Pure Gold Jewelers, Joyalukkas, Dhamani etc are found here. Colored Gold, Silver, pearls, diamonds, alloy, bronze can also be found.

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Kaloti jewelers have most number of customers with their designs varying from Indian to Western.

There are many ways to reach the Gold Souk in Dubai. Water Taxis are taken by most of the people. The bus station can also be reached though. The place offers an unforgettable and striking elegant view, which is a heaven for jewelry lovers. Mostly ladies visit the shops.

Dubai is world’s largest re-exporter of gold, which explains it all. The diversity in designs can be seen. Most of the jewelry is made of average 22 to 24 carat gold. Now there are two markets, old gold souk and new gold souk. The best time to pay a visit is during the time of Dubai Shopping Festival. All the shops are being enlightened with lights till 10 pm at night.

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