Dushanbe Shopping

  1. Barakat market

    The place to pick up an embroidered tupi (skullcap) for US$3 , or a chapan (cloak) for around US$8 . You'll also find plenty of sequined, gold-stitched trousers and colourful dresses.

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  2. Modigliani

    A small shop crammed with carpets, paintings, embroidery, pottery and especially jewellery.

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  3. Orima

    This well-stocked Turkish supermarket is useful for imported Western food, cold beer and toiletries. There are branches next to Café Merve and across from Ayni Opera & Ballet Theatre.

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  4. Silk Road

    One of the best souvenir shops, and particularly good for Tajik robes, embroidery, carpets, scarves and those hard-to-find postcards.

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  5. Tajik Painters Union Exhibition Hall

    Worth a visit for three floors of modern Tajik art, much of which is for sale.

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  6. The Handicraft Centre

    Also called Tillya Teppe, this shop in the Bactria Centre sells a good range of Pamiri handicrafts from both the Yak House and De Pamiri, as well as maps of the Pamirs, music CDs and museum guidebooks.

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  7. TsUM

    The central department store has some souvenirs among the shampoo and mobile phones. Items include suzani embroidery, stripey cloaks, hats, Pamiri socks, ceramic Central Asian figures, musical instruments and lots of ikat silks, plus practical items such as camera batteries, memory sticks and print film.

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