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Not like Mecca and Medina, known for its rich tourist areas and historical sites, city of Jeddah is more to offer something that many people hunted, which is a shopping paradise. Wealthiest cities in the Middle East and Western Asia is indeed known as the trade and shopping area. One area that could become a haven for the hobby shop is Balad. Besides having a high-class shopping center offering the latest products from leading fashion brands from Milan and Paris, the old town of Jeddah is also packed with traditional traders and the open market that offer various fashion products and souvenirs with a relatively cheap price.
At night, this shopping center crowded by visitors. Density shopping center located in the Corniche area of this peak during the pilgrimage season, because pilgrims usually took time to come to Jeddah to buy fruit hand. Carpet, abaya (traditional women’s clothes black Arabic), various brand perfume with unique packaging, prayer beads, prayer rugs, watches, various leather products, hood, Pasmina, until hena eye shadow and can be purchased at the shopping center every prayer time arrives It closed some time.
Most of the goods sold in this market is imported from other countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and of course China. Almost all products sold in the souvenir market Balad, including beads and calligraphy, are imported from China. Imported goods are sold on average wholesale and the price is very cheap. In Balad, the selling price of each product varies according to the quality and negotiable. Some traders also speak Indonesian, though limited in numbers so that visitors from Indonesia who could not speak Arabic can still make a bargain price.
In addition to Balad, cheap shopping center in the region also Haraj Al-Sawarikh, a long market stall that sells various new and used goods. Carpets, chandeliers, glassware, cosmetics, electronic goods, and souvenirs sold in the region. If they are good bargain and choose, visitors can get good stuff at cheap prices here. While in Tahlia Street, in the middle of Jeddah City, visitors can shop at shopping centers and boutiques that sell products world-renowned fashion such as Prada, Gucci and Giorgio Armani. The price of hundreds to thousands of riyal per item. Even the Indonesian citizens who had long lived there said, if you want to spend a month salary in a matter of minutes, please stop by Tahlia Street. Read the rest of this entry »