Meknès Shopping

  1. Central Market

    A good place to shop in the ville nouvelle, with a variety of fresh food stalls, alcohol shops and various imported foodstuffs.

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  2. Centre Artisanale

    As always, the government-run Centre Artisanale is a good place to come if you want to get an idea of what merchandise to look for and how much to spend. Quality is high but prices are fixed. Other shops are located just outside the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail.

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  3. Covered Market

    This is the place in Meknès to get fresh produce, and is virtually a tourist attraction in itself, with its beautifully arranged pyramids of sugary sweet delicacies, dates and nuts, olives and preserved lemons in glistening piles. There's also good-quality fruit and veg here, as well as meat - the faint-hearted may choose to avoid the automated chicken-plucking machines at the rear of the hall.

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  4. Librarie Dar al-Kitab al-Watani

    Bookshop. Good for French-language books, with a few English titles.

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  5. Pottery Stalls

    There are some good Pottery Stalls set up on the western side of Place el-Hedim.

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  6. Souqs

    While the Souqs of Meknès aren't as extensive as those of Fès or Marrakesh, the lack of hassle makes them a great place to potter around looking for souvenirs.

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  7. Supermarché Jinane

    A large supermarket stocked with the all the essentials.

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