Beirut Souks, in the heart of downtown Beirut, will be composed of two parts, South Souks and North Souks. It will accommodate souks for jewellery, galleries, mall, grocery shop, IMAX cinema complex, science museum, ...

Here is additional info about the project.

• Location: Weygand street
• Plot: 60,000 m2
• BUA: 100,000 – 120,000 m2
• Developer: Solidere
• Architects: Rafael Moneo, Samir Khairallah, Valode & Pistre, Annabel Kassar, Nabil Tabbarah, Olivier Vidal
• Project value: USD 160 million excluding land cost
• Retail space (GLA): 55,000 – 60,000 m2
• Retail outlets: 30,000 m2 - 200 stores
• Jewellery Souk: 10,000 m2
• Hypermarket: 7,000 m2
• Department Store: 15,000 m2 with 12,000 m2 of retail space
• Leisure space: 18,000 m2 with 8-screen cinema
• Food space: 7,000 m2 with restaurants and fast food outlets
• Office space: 11,000 m2
• Parking: 2,550 places
• Completion date: Early 2007

Currently, South Souks is under construction.