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Shopping in Oman is one of the major entertainment for locals and foreign residents as being a Muslim country, Oman's night life is somewhat limited. One of the best shopping addresses is the Bhaja Shopping Mall in Oman . After the Mutrah Souk , the most authentic shopping experience in the city, another shopping hot spot is is the supermarket Bhaja Shopping Mall in Oman . The Bhaja Shopping Mall in Oman has three floors of department and popular stores, eateries, a cinema and ten-pin bowling. It is a big new shopping mall with three levels of shops, children's play area, food court, movie theater complex, ten pin bowling, supermarket, clothing shops, Internet cafe, pharmacy and much more. The total shopping area is 32,500 square meters. In Oman, most shops are open between 9 am and 1 pm They then reopen at 4 pm and close at about 9 pm depending on kind of shop and location. Most maintain these hours between Saturday and Thursday and are only open during the evenings on Fridays. The exceptions are doctors and dentists practices, travel agents and airlines which are are all closed starting in the afternoon on Thursday and the whole of Friday. As Oman is an Islamic country, the business week is from Saturday to Wednesday, with Thursday and Friday being the the weekend. While shopping in Oman, it should be noted that shops in the market ( souq ) do not usually have fixed prices. In the posh looking shops also, there is a "discount," and a "last price." However shops in large shopping centers and the supermarkets generally operate on the basis of fixed prices. Oman is a great place for shopping as it blends the new with the old. new and the old. The jazziest malls like the Bhaja Shopping Mall in Oman coexist with the traditional souks. The favorite buys for tourists visiting Oman are frankincense, rose-water sprinklers, incense burners, handmade daggers, coffee pots, rugs, saddles, women's jewelry like kohl small silver boxes to hold kohl, earrings, rings, bracelets, heavy anklets, huge belts and necklaces. These can be bought from a stunning array displayed at the souks and at the Bhaja Shopping Mall at Oman. Shopping in Oman can indeed be a fascinating experience
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