Women-Friendly Travel in Sanaa
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Movenpick Hotel
Address: Berlin Street, Dhahar Hemyer, Sana'a Phone: +967 1 54 66 66 Fax: +967 1 54 60 00 Email: [email protected] Website: www.moevenpick-sanaa.com
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Sheraton Hotel
Address: Berlin Street, Sana'a Phone: (967) (1) 237500 Fax: (967) (1) 251521 Email: [email protected]
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Sheba Hotel
Address: Ali abdulmoghni Street, Sanaa, Yemen Phone: +967-1-272372 Fax: +967-1-274129 Email: [email protected] Website: shebahotel.com
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Burj al Salam Hotel
Address: Al Fleehy Area, Sana'a Phone: +967 1 483333, +967 1 483340 Fax: +967 1 483330 Email: [email protected], [email protected]
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Mercure Sana’a Al-Saeed
Address: Al Zubery Street Phone: (+967)1/212544 Fax: (+967)1/212487 Email: [email protected]
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Shammr Hotel and Suites
Address: Hadda Street, Sana'a Phone: + 967 1 418545 /6/7/8 Fax: + 967 1 418549 Email: [email protected] Website: www.shammrhotel.com
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Dawood Hotel
Address: Bustan al Habal, Old City, Sana'a Phone: +967 1 287270 Email: [email protected]
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Arabia Felix Hotel
Address: old Sana'a area, near Wadi Road, downtown Sana'a Phone: + 967 1 287 330 Fax: + 967 1 287 426 Email: [email protected]
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Taj Talha Hotel
Address: Harat Talha (Zone), Old Sana'a City Phone: + 967 – 1 - 287130 Fax: + 967 – 1 - 287212 Email: [email protected]
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Sana'a Nights Hotel
Address: Talha Street, Old City, Sana'a Phone: +967 1 482826 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sanaanightshotel.com
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Golden Daar Hotel
Address: Talha St, Old city, Sana'a Phone: +967 287220 Email: [email protected]
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Happyland
Address: Algeria Street, opposite Yemen Mall Phone: + 967 1 44 2000 Fax: + 967 1 44 79 09 Email: [email protected] Website: happyland-ye.com
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Yemen Mall
Address: Da'iry Street (Ring Road), near the Hadda Street intersection Phone: +967 144 8364
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Shumaila Hari Supermarket
Address: Hadda Street Shumaila Hari is a convenient departmental store that has everything from electronics to eatables, to very traditional handicrafts. It is modern and stylish, spread onto two floors, with shops categorized according to the products they sell. The topmost floor has a variety of boutiques and garment outlets, including children’s clothing, along with stores selling shoes and fashion accessories, bed sheets and blankets, and interior décor and home furniture. The first floor is a family-oriented shopping experience, where you can find clothes and other items of everyday domestic use. A special mention is a tailor’s shop that specializes in women’s apparel, hijab, abayahs and veils.
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Al-Huda
Address: Zuberi Street Al-Huda is a relatively small but well-stocked supermarket, very popular amongst the locals, and almost always crowded. You can buy electronic household appliances, including refrigerators, ovens, stoves, hair dryers, and the like. Eatables like cheese, confectionery, cereals, nuts and canned/tinned food are also available here. Many of the goods in the eatables section are packaged under the Supermarket’s own brand name, which gives an assurance of quality.
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Sam City Mall
Address: Bab al-Shariah A moderately priced shopping mall that specializes in women’s garments – scarves, shawls, pashminas (traditional muffler scarves, great as gifts to take back home), and a variety of abayahs and burqahs. Women can shop at ease here as the shopkeepers themselves are mostly women.
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Al-Jundool Supermarket
Address: Hadda Street, up from Shumaila Hari This is the place to stack up on bakery supplies. Managed by the owners of the Jundool Bakery on Zuberi Street, the supermarket offers a charming variety of local breads, cheese and butter. Also present are a café and a kiosk selling local juices/shakes.
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Komain Center
Address: Old Sana'a According to the locals, this place is the oldest actual “mall” that was erected in Sana'a. Very simple, with basic amenities, kind of like a large inexpensive supermarket. Popular among the locals because of its low prices. Offers a somewhat limited range of garments, but is quite well-stocked on groceries and bakery supplies.
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Souq al-Milh
Address: Old City, Sana'a A large open-air flea market, the Souq is offers not only a genuinely Middle Eastern shopping extravaganza, but also a peek into what Yemeni culture is all about. Early morning haggling, groups of children running wild, women in burqahs exclaiming at pricey items, and smiling vendors offering cups of tea to every customer (do grab a cup or two, as you will hardly find any actual tea stalls in all the market).
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Bab al-Sabah Street Market
Address: Bir al-Azab Disrtict, entrance of Old City, Sana'a Another open-air market, much smaller than the main Souq, but with almost the same atmosphere. Come here for really cheap meat and poultry products, green groceries, and spices. Bargaining can be ridiculously unbelievable, especially if you bring along a local friend. Do carry cash, preferably in YER, as most stalls do not accept foreign currency.
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Jambiyas
A jambiya is a curved dagger that is carried around by most local men. It is usually for display only and not normally used as a weapon or even a tool. Intricately carved, splendidly designed varieties are available at major souvenir stalls spread around the locals Souqs. Or you could head to Azal City, an exclusive souvenir shop close to the Dawud Mosque in old Sana'a. Azal City also offers local postcards, jewelry, ceramics, and homemade handicrafts at quite modest prices. Jambiyas come with a sheath and an attached belt to tie to the waist. You can get them either with your jambiya, or separately from any other stall around town.