Libyan Souk, Omdurman: "Buying traditional head gear" Top 5 Page for this destination Sudan Shopping Tip by grets

Sudan Shopping: 11 reviews and 7 photos

  Negotiating a price
by grets
 
 

Several of our party wanted to go native and wear the local head cloth called shamagh, instead of a hat, so Michael took us to a stall which sold the lengths of cloth used to tie this cloth.

What to pay: We paid 150 dinar for each cloth, which is around US$6

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Review Helpfulness: 4 out of 5 stars

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  • Written Nov 24, 2004
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