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Sharjah is famous for its beautiful
souks, old and new. Bargain hunters
can explore the myriad handicraft shops
which stock everything from carpets
and antiques to Arabic jewellery, onyx
and semi precious stones. Sharjah's
gold souk is dazzling and prices are
like music to the ears. Tonnes and tonnes
of gold hang inside shop windows, luring
the willing to convert savings into
hard metal and get a hedge against inflation.
In the old souks, one sees shops selling
nargilahs, tall hubble - bubble pipes
in which the smoke is passed through
water veils with decorated edges, pantaloons
with embroidered anklets, dress lengths
with, similarly embroidered necklines
and sari lengths made from raw silks
and cottons of the Orient.
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