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loofahs, colourful Arab headscarves, Dead Sea products, denim and cotton clothing, and
of course nuts and spices.
Aqaba is also a good place to buy jewellery, with a few gold and silver shops in the
souq and several shops selling beautiful beads (see boxed text, below).
Sam's Jewellers
( 2012100; btwn King Hussein St & An-Nahda St; 9.30am-11pm)
With designs 'in-
spired by my mother and my aunts', the jeweller takes personal pride in his very unusual
necklaces of silver, coral, amber and semiprecious stones, which combine traditional mo-
tifs with modern settings.
JEWELLERY
Noor Al-Hussein Foundation Shop
( 2012601; 8am-6pm, to 7pm May-Sep)
For a fine selection of handicrafts, it's
worth calling in on the Noor Al-Hussein Foundation shop, located in the Aqaba Fort com-
plex, opposite the museum. Profits help support marginalised communities throughout
Jordan. Items include silver jewellery from Wadi Musa, petroglyph designs from Wadi
Rum, kilims, clothes, embroidery, basketware and ceramics. Credit cards are accepted.
HANDICRAFTS
Photo Hagop
( 2012025; Zahran St; 8.30am-11pm)
Branches around town offer digital accessor-
ies.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Redwan Bookshop
( 2013704; redwanbook@hotmail.com; Zahran St; 7.30am-12.30pm & 4-9pm)
One
of the best bookshops in Jordan with an extensive selection of newspapers, hard-to-find
Jordanian titles, Lonely Planet guidebooks, and English, German and French novels.
BOOKS
Yamani Library
BOOKS
