Madinah is known for being one of the biggest producers of high quality dates; you are likely to find all kinds of shops in the Dates Market selling distinct variety of delicious dates suiting to all kinds of tastes. There is a factory outlet of Madinah Dates Company where you will find a more selected category of dates.
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Madinah is known for being one of the biggest producers of high quality dates; you are likely to find all kinds of shops in the Dates Market selling distinct variety of delicious dates suiting to all kinds of tastes. There is a factory outlet of Madinah Dates Company where you will find a more selected category of dates.
Street vendors are also a part of the city’s attraction, famously known to be selling every kind of product. They offer both affordable and high quality goods. These inexpensive shops are easily distinguishable from the more expensive alternatives, since they sport giant signboards claiming ‘Everything is 2/5/10 Riyals.’
Some of the most popular souvenir items of Madinah include their high quality prayer mats for worshippers and their exotic non-alcoholic perfumes (called Iturs), which visitors from abroad are known to buy in bulk to take back home. Other souvenirs include magnets pointing towards the Ka’abah, caps, tasbeeh or rosary beads, abayas (the black cloak muslim women wear), pictures of the holy city and mosques, religious CDs, copies of the Holy Quran, clocks sounding Azan or the call to prayer (correct to the second) for nearly 5 million cities, etc.