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( 4637424; Abu Bakr as-Siddiq St, downtown; 9am-7pm)
The 'Gate of the Orient'
has locally made (some on site) home decor items tending towards the kitsch. Sales bene-
fit several Jordanian women's groups.
Al-Alaydi Jordan Craft Centre
( /fax 4644555; off Al-Kulliyah al-Islamiyah St, Jebel Amman; 9am-6pm Sat-Thu)
Spread over several floors, this vast showroom includes jewellery, Hebron glassware,
Palestinian embroidery, kilims, wood carvings, old kitchen implements and Bedouin tent
accessories.
HANDICRAFTS
Al-Burgan
( 4652585;
www.alburgan.com
;
12 Tala't Harb St, Jebel Amman; 9.30am-6.30pm
Sat-Thu)
Al-Burgan has a smaller selection of items but the staff is knowledgeable and
prices are reasonable. It's behind Jordan InterContinental Hotel.
HANDICRAFTS
Oriental Souvenirs Store
SOUVENIRS
( 4642820; 3rd Circle, Jebel Amman; 8am-7pm Sat-Thu)
This friendly, family-run
store is more rustic than the others listed here, but it's something of an Aladdin's Cave.
Artisana
( /fax 4647858; Mansour Kraishan St, Jebel Amman; 9.30am-6pm Sat-Thu)
This
excellent small showroom has a wide range that includes scarves, bottles of holy water
from the Jordan River and reproductions of the famous 6000-year-old statues from Ain
Ghazal.
SOUVENIRS
CERAMICS
Beit al-Bawadi
( 5930070;
www.beitalbawadi.com
;
Fawzi al-Qawoaji St, Jebel Amman; 9am-6pm
Sat-Thu)
This is the place for quality ceramics, created to support local artisans, whom
you can see working in the basement. Designs are both traditional and modern (lamp-
