Soi Arab

Soi Arab is an alleyway in Bangkok. It is a center for Middle Eastern visitors and expatriates, with numerous Arabic restaurants and shops.[1] The official name of the street is Sukhumvit Soi 3/1, located in north Nana between Sukhumvit Soi 3 and Sukhumvit Soi 5, not far from the Nana Plaza nightlife area and the Grace Hotel popular among Arabs.[2] Several restaurants in the area offer outdoors water pipe smoking, and shops offer expensive agarwood for sale.

References

  1. ↑ A Crossroads of Two Cultures, The New York Times, 20 July 2008
  2. ↑ Tagines, hookahs in Bangkok's "hidden" Arab quarter, Reuters, March 13, 2009
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Coordinates: 13°44′33″N 100°33′12.80″E / 13.74250°N 100.5535556°E / 13.74250; 100.5535556


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