Souq Al Shweihiyeen is located in the Art Area. It has a large open space known as 'Arsah Alsakham' in the center, which was one time the meeting place where the Bedouins used to gather with their goods like coal, wood, grass (thumam), etc. for sale. At the corner is the old fish market and vegetable market. The green vegetables were earlier brought in from Al-fili agricultural area in Sharjah. The greengrocers were mostly women known as 'Mazmiyat', related to Mazam in Iran.

The several small trading ships seen on the sea shore were used to come from abroad. East to the souk is the drydock (Jadaf) and also there were the small fishing boats known as 'hawari' and 'shawaheef'. In the past most of these small shops were owned by Shaikhs among whom was Sheikh Khalid bin Khalid Al Qasimi and a number of prominent citizens such as Majidbim Abdalla Al Shamsi, Hamad bin Abdalla Al Shamsi and Hamad Al Mashguni.

Most of these shops used to sell food stuff, wholesale & retail and the merchants mostly belong to Zaraina tribe, who are well known in Iran. The other famous shops were owned by the tailors Ameen Ahmed Ameen and Qailan. There is another shop owned by Taymor, who used to sell the local sweet. The Sarfar Coffee shop and bakery wer owned by Abdul Aziz Kukhardi.

There were six gates from all sides to enter this souk.