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Relax with a water pipe!
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There's a shop with a glittering array of narghilas or water pipes in Aqaba. Like most shops there it doesn't have a name or a street number. It is the most comprehensive collection of water pipes I have ever seen, and is most impressive to look at. Unsurprisingly it also has a wide range of shisha - tobacco for the pipes.
What To Pay: For a real narghila, not a miniature one for tourists, expect to pay from 10JD upwards; a large one a meter or more in height can cost 45 or 50JD
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Directions: This is on the shop running from the main market area down towards the sea with the Housing Bank at the bottom. The shop is on the left hand side going down, perhaps 50 meters from the bank.
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Arab music - an oud (the Arab lute)
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The same shop that sells the water pipes described in another place also sells the Arab lutes, or ouds. Again a wonderful collection!
What To Pay: The ouds start from 45JD upwards. But for 45JD you don't get anything really but a piece of attractive looking wood - to get a good oud you need at least 150JD and for a really good one (musician quality) over 200JD.
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Directions: On the street running down from the main market to the sea and coming on to the sea front at the Housing Bank. The shop is 50 meters up, on the left hand side when you go downhill. Posted by Lulu
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Hagoub: Where to get photos developed, or CD engraved
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Name of Shop: Hagoub
Probably the best place for getting photos developed in Aqaba is Hagoub. They have several shops in different areas, but the biggest and best known is in Raghadan Street, which is the main market street. They will also engrave CD's from your digital camera. Entirely trustworthy, and patronised by all the local people. They are also used by many underwater photographers.
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Directions: The shop is just on a big corner immediately opposite the Mobilcom office, and kitty corner from the Arab Bank, perhaps 100 meters away. This corner, incidentally, is known generally as "Hagoub Corner" Posted by Lulu
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The food market in Aqaba
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The food market is also close to Raghadan Street. It's just around the corner from the big photo shop Hagoub. If you come out from Hagoub, turn to the left and the left again, you are in an alley, bristling with vegetables and fruit. Meat and fish are a bit further down. The spice shop needs no directions to find it - there are some most wonderful aromas! Posted by Lulu
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Theme: Food and Drink
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Sami's Supermarket: Duty free booze!
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Name of Shop: Sami's Supermarket
Aqaba is a duty free shopping zone, and I was very indignant to find whisky being sold here for a lower price that at the frontier! This is a good liquor shop, with a good selection of alcohol, wines and beers, both local and imported.
What To Pay: Imported items are obviously more expensive, local "whisky" ("Black Jack") comes in at about 5JD the bottle. Palestinian wines are around 3JD, French ones more like 5 or 6.
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Directions: Right opposite the Cairo Amman Bank in the road running down from the Post Office to the sea and the Al Baladiya circle.
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Leyle and Lulu: I've placed your tips in my planner..I want to go to Jordon next! Susan | crewrower Sat Sep 22, 2007 12:50 UTC
You have great Jordan pages. I'm trying to figure out if I should put Aqaba as the first stop on an upcoming 5 day trip to Jordan. I'm thinking no, regretfully. | iandsmith Mon Sep 18, 2006 07:39 UTC
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