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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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