Trinket-shopping places in Cairo

Jewellery, Cotton clothes, shoes, kaftans - Ramses shopping annexe, Yamama centre Zamalek, Zamalek shops on Mirashli and Gezira el Wosta, Talat Harb square, Tahrir square Downtown, NEW City Stars Heliopolis, Arcadia Market, Dandy Mall Maadi.

Egyptian cotton towels, sheets, bathrobes - Omar Efendi store in Mohandisseen, Nefretiti herbs sells beautiful soaps, Egyptian oils and cotton bathrobes and towels from unbleached organic cotton. 26 Gezira el Wosta st, Zamalek. Cottons from Khan el Khalili’s nontourist quarters – Attaba shopping area. Or traditional downtown shops sell cotton and Ramadan tent fabric. Amazing contemporary fabrics  beautiful Islamic and Sufi designs on cotton available in Zamalek, Ahmed Heshmat st (no. 31).

Lamps, mother of pearl jewellery boxes, books, trinkets - Khan el Khalili, Talat Harb Squre and Tahrir Square, most hotel galleries. Khan el Khalili bazaar City Stars!

Tribal and Berber style jewellery - Nomad, Hilton and Zamalek, African souk at Khan el Khalili, Sinai shops and bazzars. Fair Trade women’s handicrafts in Zamalek. Caravanserai on Mirashli st Zamalek sells amazing Bedouin trinkets and home items.

Musical Instruments – Mohummed Ali St.
Ouds – vary as quality differs, but from about 250 LE and up to 1200 LE. Quanoons, Arabic flutes, nays and other wind instruments available. Percussion is the best buy. Reqs should be around 65le and quality mother of pearl tablas (4 bolt) 300 LE – 400 LE. Cheap tablas aluminium – around 100 LE. Best to shop around as all stores are close together and get the best price. Better deals when group purchases together! Go after lunchtime, evening shopping is the best.

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