Al Deira Market

Al Deira Market (Arabic: أسواق الديرة), also known as Souq Ushaiger (Arabic: سوق أشيقر) is a traditional shopping center in the ad-Dirah district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in the Qasr al-Hukm District.

The market's origins can be traced back 19th century during the era of Second Saudi State and was rebuilt by the Riyadh Holding Company[2] in its current form during the second phase of the Qasr Al Hukm District Development Project between 1988 and 1992.

[10] In March 1973, King Faisal bin Abdulaziz issued directives to Sheikh Abdulaziz Thunayyan, then mayor of Riyadh to conduct an extensive study of the area surrounding the al-Hukm Palace and implementing the project of its renovation the following year.

[11] In 1976, the High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh commissioned the Qasr Al Hukm District Development Project and agreed on developmental programs that were prepared to transform the Qasr al-Hukm District into a cultural center.

[12][13] The project was overseen by Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, the-then governor of Riyadh.

Souq Ushaiger, 1965
Souq al-Mughaibrah, 1943