(Al-Qaisariya Market in Al-Ahsa, which carries a fragrance from the past)
From the spirit of Al-Ahsa, its heart was found, which is (Al-Qaisariya Market) in the Al-Rifaa neighborhood in the center of the city of Hofuf. It is considered the most famous heritage market in the Arab Gulf level. It dates back to the year 1238 in Westernization. It is assigned about 422 shops, which are small shops rented by investors. It also contains rows of shops. They are located in covered corridors, consisting of small shops that are opposite each other, and outside it is a place for foodstuffs, and it is in the form of its construction similar to the old Ottoman style.
Visitors from various regions of the Kingdom flock to the market, where the Qaisariya conveyed the customs through its handicrafts, which was represented in the Bedouins selling their products made with love and mastery in sewing their clothes through its handicrafts and professionalism, which represents the great importance of the people of decency who prefer sewn and sewn clothes by hand. About sewing by machine, while others used to buy clothes sewn by machine that were brought to Al-Ahsa in the fifties, in addition to their weaving of the craft that Al-Ahsa was famous for as a home for decades throughout the Arab world since ancient times, where Al-Hasawi Bisht was requested in abundance (from princes, ministers, businessmen and Gulf states ) This is evidence of its quality and quality that distinguished it from the rest of the local, Arab and foreign industries, according to what is expressed and believed by the itching of bashout in Al-Ahsa, in addition to the hawij and apothecaries who sell folk medicines that were of great importance to the elderly and will not be devoid of selling fenugreek, Sidr and Jareesh and Nigella Sativa (Sweida) in addition to the availability of (Al-Hasaa rice) which is known for its high nutritional value.
It is filled with the smell of incense, which carries you with feelings of nostalgia for the past.
One of the sellers (Muhammad Al-Kulaib) says about this market: “Walking around in it is a pleasure that makes you feel nostalgic for the past for this place. ”
And Al-Kulaib adds to that: “The market is a strong tributary in preserving the economy…”
Its name is associated with the name of the oasis, which played a role in the economic, archaeological and historical movement of Saudi Arabia.