Shopping

.. Shopping in Oman.. ............. 

Omani markets are characterized by their diversity. Old markets are full of handicrafts like silver, gold, textiles and masterpieces produced by other Omani industries like daggers and coexist with modern shopping malls and other shopping centres that contain everything the visitor is looking for at the best prices. Shops and malls open from nine in the morning to one in the afternoon, and from four in afternoon until ten at night for malls and eleven at night for most retail stores, seven days a week, except Fridays, when they open after four o'clock in the afternoon. As for the traditional markets in Oman, the morning hours are the best time for shopping. There are Souqs in every Omani town. The most famous amongst these are the Ruwi and Muttrah Souq. Shoppers can even get their hands on old Arabian [|muskets] at these souqs.