Perfume Souq

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    E end of Gold Souq, Sikkat al-Khali St, Deira
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Lonely Planet review

Several blocks of perfume shops near the Gold Souq hardly warrants the title 'souq', yet these bustling stores sell a staggering range of Arabic attars (spicy Arabic perfumes), oud (fragrant wood) and incense burners. More fascinating than the perfumes is the perfume-buying ritual - just watch the burqa-covered ladies waft the smoke from burning oud under their abayas (Islamic women's dress) as they sample the pungent aromas.