JAZAN: Darb Market at Ramadan has opened amid celebrations infused with character, attracting significant visitor and shopper turnout. The market blends local authenticity and cultural heritage with modern sensibility.

Situated in a historic quarter once central to Darb’s trading networks, the venue has undergone extensive renovation.

The project encompasses 75 fixed retail units, 30 kiosks allocated to entrepreneurial families, and 400 popular vendor stands arranged along designated circulation paths to help facilitate mobility.

Throughout the month-long event, the marketplace provides varied traditional merchandise, Ramadan foods, and artisan crafts, complemented by coffee houses dispensing authentic Arabic coffee, all within surroundings radiating warmth.

Ali Al-Ateef, Darb Municipality’s president, said that Darb Market’s Ramadan initiative demonstrated commitment to regulating commercial operations and advancing investment prospects while empowering productive households through comprehensive vendor-shopper infrastructure.

He emphasized the market’s emergence as a daily draw for visitors and tourists and an attraction which manifested Darb’s character through its Ramadan traditions.