- Address: Agripas St 46, Jerusalem, Israel;
- Website: machaneyehuda.co.il;
- Phone: +972 53-420-4065;
- Open: 24 hours a day, day off - Friday.
Once in Israel , tourists who like to shop, strive to visit such a notable object as the Arab market in Jerusalem . It impresses with the special atmosphere prevailing here, and the incredible variety of goods that can be purchased here.
Features of the Arab market
The location of the Arab market is the Arab quarter, on the border with it is the Christian quarter to get to it, you have to pass the Jaffa Gate . The market has a work schedule, very easy to visit: it opens at dawn and continues to function until late in the evening. An exception, when some shops close for a break, is a particularly hot period among the day.
The peak when the largest number of visitors comes to the Arab market is in the early morning and late evening, when the heat is least felt. The market works on all days of the week, except for Friday.
Very interesting is the system of building prices on the market. Unlike the other large market of Jerusalem - the Jewish market, where prices are clearly fixed, here the original value of goods is not defined on the price tag. Any visitor to the market will be able to buy the item he likes at the price for which he can bargain with the seller.
At the same time, there is a high probability that negotiations can be held in Russian. This is due to the fact that sellers annually serve a huge number of tourists, including Russian-speaking, so they have somehow mastered the Russian language.
What can you buy in the Arab market?
The Arab market truly impresses with the variety of goods that can be purchased by being on it. Among them you can list the following:
- all kinds of food : vegetables and fruits, as usual, and exotic, various spices and spices, cheeses, meat dishes and cuttings, seafood, bakery products, sweet confectionery masterpieces. Products can be presented to the attention of customers in a very original form, for example, spices can be artistically poured in the form of a mountain on top of which is a model of the Dome of the Rock Mosque;
- dishes that can be ceramic and silver and will serve as a wonderful souvenir reminiscent of an exciting trip;
- the sale of such an eastern attribute as a hookah is common;
- footwear and clothing made of leather ;
- Oriental Arabian dresses , which can be created with the help of handwork;
- a variety of costume jewelry , consisting of bright spectacular pebbles;
- in jewelry shops you can buy exquisite jewelry ;
- there are also antique shops where unique antiques are sold;
- those who wish can buy oriental handmade carpets ;
- after a hunger, you can have a snack in local cafes and taste delicious pastries and oriental delicacies .
How to get there?
The Arab market is located just outside the entrance to the Jaffa Gate . You can reach this place by public transport: buses number 1, 3, 20, 38, 38A, 43, 60, 104, 124, 163 go here.