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Clothes, shoes, carpets, vests (vaskat), turbans (lungi), wool blankets, gold and so on.
Everything is cheap so bargain hard and don't give up. They will try to charge all foreigners double prices. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Close to Kabul river and Kabul hotelDirections: Not far from Telecommunications building and Titanic bazaar.
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Chicken street is the place to head for if souvenirs is what you are looking for.
Curio shops stocking postcards, boxes made of the famous Afghan blue stone, old musical instruments, beautiful Afghan carpets, and daggers!
I was looking for carpets, and was taken to a different market by Mahajir, our guide. much more variety, much cheaper, and more beautiful. The designs, colours, and the material- wool, silk and sometimes a mix- were amazing- i bought two.
The grocery stores stock every snack that you can concieve of- its quite a srange sight at first... i was told that much of it comes from the numerous aid agencies, troops, etc.
Fruit juice from Uzbekistan, jam from Pakistan, bottled water from Italy, cheese from Austria... its all there.
Bieng the main `tourist' market, Chicken street can be relatively expensive.
bargaining is part of the deal usually.
Expect to be quoted inflated prices for a start, especially if you are not with a local.
carpets- a good, large sized carpet costs from $300 upwards. the smaller ones can come for about $70 a piece. Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftAddress: Chicken street
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Afghanistan has an abundance of Gemstone and Jewelry merchants. You can find many good deals here. The only extreme bargains come in the form of Saphires and Rubys, they are native to this land.
Expect to pay about $40 per caret for high quality Saphires, and $70 per caret for decent Rubys. Leave a Comment Theme: Jewelry
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If you're staying anywhere nice (besides teh Intercontinental), like the Mustafa Hotel or one of the many guesthouses, you're likely right next to 'Chicken Street', where you'll find lots of tourist shops with carpets, clothes, antiques. Also are a couple nice bookshops aslo with big selection of postcards (though I got my best Afghanistan postcards in Peshawar, Pakistan). That Chicken Street runs 4-5 blocks and was a surprise to me.
Unfortunately, a few kids have figured out this is the tourist hangout too, and you might be annoyed with them trying to sell you things after the 10th 'no thanks'.
Tourist junk Leave a Comment Theme: Gifts
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Now adays they have malls and all those things in Kabul but when I was there you had to go to one of these famous streets to get anything you needed. You can find food, clothing, burkas, Persian Rugs, make cheap telephone calls etc. I used to walk around these streets back in 2002 and in hind sight it was a bit foolish and dangerous. Now adays it is a some what safer and kind of worth the trip, however you must make sure you go with an Afghan guide or friends or a coupe if you can muster them but you will probably not need them.
Burkas for the Ladies and Persian Rugs for the house. Theme: Local CraftAddress: Chicken street and Flower street
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This shop is located in the main tourist shopping area of Kabul, Chicken Street. It has an enormous of variety of carpets, klims and other woven items for sale.
I was very impressed with the selections.
I bought a delighfully colorful rug, made a few years ago, coming out of Ghor Province.
As you know, if you have seen my home page, that I work in the Hazarajat region (Central Highlands) of Afghanistan in Bamiyan and I fully appreciate items from that area.
Quality was high and craftmanship very intricate.
Haji M. Ishaq Khan and Slaeh M. Khan are the owners. The also have a shop in Quetta, Pakistan: Shop No. 57, Gul Market, Angle Road, Quetta. Ph: +92 835846 or Mobile: +92 0 300 381-5203
$100 for an excellent piece - but carpet made of silk can cost up to $2000. Its up to you... so many choices and styles, its hard to chose. Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftAddress: Chicken Street, Shar-e-Naw, Shop No. 155, KabulPhone: +93 702-80197Directions: Everyone in the entire country, let alone Kabul, knows about how to find Chicken Street. No worries, there.
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 Afghanistan postcard by Wanderboy43Leave a Comment Theme: Books
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