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  1. Bedouin Market

    The lively Bedouin Market is held at the southern edge of town near the main market - note that it's signposted in Arabic and in English as the Souq al-Hamis. It's fascinating to watch as Bedouin come in from the desert in pick-up trucks or occasionally on camels, with the veiled women trading silver, beadwork and embroidered dresses, while the men sell camel saddles. Sometimes you can see the women buying gold after having sold their own handiwork.

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