Aqaba Shopping

A display of narghilas

by TheWanderingCamel

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.

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

Theme: Gifts

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) Tip Rating:

By TheWanderingCamel on March 24, 2005

Some of the hundreds of ouds
on display

by TheWanderingCamel

The same shop that sells the water pipes described in another place also sells the Arab lutes, or ouds.

Again a wonderful collection!

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.

Theme: Music

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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	The food market in Aqaba Tip Rating:

By TheWanderingCamel on March 24, 2005

A fruit stall

by TheWanderingCamel

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

Theme: Food and Drink

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	Hagoub: Where to get photos developed, or CD engraved Tip Rating:

Updated By TheWanderingCamel on March 24, 2005

One of the coral reefs off
shore

by TheWanderingCamel

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.

Theme: Computers and Electronics

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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	Rivage Tip Rating:

Updated By Vabate on June 25, 2006

Aqaba Page by Cristian_Uluru

The best dead sea skin care line is Rivage, still owned and made in Jordan.

Favs: AHA skin glow, face and body mud, bath salts for relaxing, and dead sea mineral water with loofah for an at home body scrub.

Tip: Bath Salts and the Black Mud Soap bars make a great gift to take home.

Best priced in Aqaba, a tax free zone, however you can find it in the pharmacies in Amman.

Rivage AHA Skin Glow: 9JD; Dead Sea Water and Loofah: 2.5JD; Face Mud: 5JD; Body Mud: 5JD; Bath Salts: 3JD

Theme: Bath and Beauty

Address: Pharmacies in Jordan

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	Shopping untill midnight Tip Rating:

By Cristian_Uluru on August 4, 2005

Shops

by Cristian_Uluru

In Aqaba the shops are open untill midnight. Here you can find many strange things.

Theme: Local Craft

Address: Aqaba

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	Sami's Supermarket: Duty free booze!

By TheWanderingCamel on September 9, 2006

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.

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.

Theme: Food and Drink

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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	Water Pipes and Sisha

By Vabate on June 25, 2006

Waterpipes

by Vabate

At the entrance to Aqaba Market is a spice shop with Water pipes and flavored tobacco - try apple. If you haven't had a chance to experience shisha, try the Royal Yacht Club at the bar upstairs on the patio after 7:00pm, or Lucky Strike cafe on the corner where the TRUST Express Buses are located opposite the Aquamarina Hotel.

Theme: Food and Drink

Address: At the Market Entrance

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	Ghawah / Turkish Coffee

By Vabate on June 25, 2006

Cardomon - A spice added to
turkish coffee

by Vabate

In Aqaba City Centre, go to the Market try the ghawah coffee, this is Turkish coffee - with or without cardomon. Buy the beans and cardomon spice whole or ground together. The small cups and saucers and the small silver stove top pots to make it are also alvailable.

Ghawah / Turkish Coffee

4JD / KG

Theme: Food and Drink

Address: At the Market Entrance

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	Lemon Tea

By Vabate on June 25, 2006