SinaiShopping

Shopping in Sinai

  1. Bedouin Market

    Much livelier is the Bedouin market, 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.

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  2. A

    Ghazala Supermarket

    For self-caterers, there are numerous supermarkets dotted around Assalah like the Ghazala Supermarket, near the main junction at the southern end of Masbat.

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  3. B

    Swiss Market

    Self-caterers can try this popular local market, which has a good selection of the basics, as well as a decent stock of local produce and fresh cuts of meat.

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