Souq waqif is an authentic heritage site
and tourist attraction. Last week I spent a nice day with my family in it. I
enjoyed myself a lot there and I did different activities. This market contains
a lot of goods such as Arabian perfumes, incense, oud, spices, shoes,
clothes, popular medicinal herbs, jewelry, gold, nuts, different things in
addition to the restaurants and hotels. There is a section for traditionalQatari food I liked it because they make and cook different and tasty
dishes such as: hares, marqooqa, madhrooba and mashboos. I tried different
dishes they were really delicious. Also, there is an interesting area which was
especially built for bits as birds, rabbits, tortoises, parrots and cats. My
sister liked the multiple colors of fish and birds. She bought some fish and a
couple of birds. Furthermore, I saw several coffee shops where there were lots
of people sitting, talking and having hot and soft drinks while they listening
to traditional songs and music.
I really enjoyed my visit to Souq Waqif because it looked like an old
place with modern things. That souq was
repaired and renovated a few years ago. While I was walking there, I noticed
changes which were made to souq waqef. In Souq Waqif you find the old as well
as the new. It has even an impact on the Qatari civilization. Qatari society
kept up to date and stick to a few days time and beautiful memories of the
past. One thing draws attention the policemen which were wearing police uniforms
in its old form with (qhutra and sensible), they guide the cars in directions,
protect and maintain the security in the market. The parking
problems which we
were suffering from were solved by providing a building for parking in front
of the market. That
building consists of three air conditioned floors.
With the continued economic growth and development in Qatar, the people who are lived in Qatar (Qatari
and non-Qatari) beginning to suffer from the massive traffic congestion.
Population density leads a lot of traffic jam, because any increasing in
increase in the number of population followed by increasing in cars and
vehicles. There is no doubt that the issue of crowds in roads has became one of
the biggest issues recently, all people complains from it , because a lot of
road users such as: students, staff and workers in the public sector and
private institutions are facing the crowds daily to reach to their schools and
works in a timely manner. From my personal experience, any places take from me 15
minutes without crowds this will take in crowd's roads one hour from my
time and this is big problem because sometimes I arrived late for the specific place.
There were many reasons which
cause traffic congestion, such as: car accidents that impede traffic
as well as road repairs, technical problems that lead to the closure of some
roads and give the driver's license from the 18 years old. These problems
should be fixed, that because we have observed that Qatar is a flourish and
successful country and it witnessing economically, industrially, educationally,
urban and healthy developments. To maintain its beauty and cultural landscape
without distort by crowds. To fix this problem there are a lot of solutions. For
example: convert some areas to direct roads without rounds and light signals.
Also, reform the intersections that cause the traffic density and fix the
technical problems. Furthermore, use of building bridges is easier and better
financially than those tunnels that consume time and effort in construction,
pointing out that these steps may contribute significantly to solving the
problem of everybody suffers. Moreover, many drivers do not know the rules of
the road, so they falls in errors they could have been avoided, then they
causing the crowds which in turn leads to more friction and traffic jam.
