Azerbaijan » Entertainment » Shopping Centres With oil reserves being found in the country and expats settling for job purposes, availability of branded products in Azerbaijan has increased in dramatic proportions over the last centuries. Prices of these products are not very expensive, but one needs to be careful against fake brands. For any foreign tourist, the country’s arts and crafts section holds the maximum attraction. In various cities of Azerbaijan, there are streets that sell handicrafts, silks, and other artefacts local to the city. Baku TsUM Shopping Store It is the largest departmental store in Baku, located just in the centre of the town at Fountain Square. It is a one stop shopping centre for everything and anything you want. Be it locally produced goods, handicrafts, branded goods, or daily use items for consumption. Address: 5 Ali Bairamov Street, Baku, Azerbaijan Tel: +994 12 944390 Nizami Street Nizami Street is one of the most famous shopping streets in Baku for its variety of shops ranging from supermarkets to small shops selling souvenirs. The street is named after famous Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi. Address: Nizami Street, Baku, Azerbaijan Tel: +994 12 370000, +94 12 370065 Fountain Square Fountain Square is in the very heart of Baku city with where you can find a number of high class shops, expensive, classy restaurants and hotels. Address: Fountain Square, Baku, Azerbaijan Tel: +994 12 370000 Americana Supermarket This supermarket mostly sells products exported from US, Dubai and India. Quality of the products is good with prices cheaper than its competitors. Address 1: 81 Nizami Street, Baku, Azerbaijan Address 2: 22 Hussein Javid avenue, Baku, Azerbaijan Tel: +994 12 981931, +994 12 386739 RamStore This is the biggest supermarket in Baku with five branches spread over the town. Both locally produced and products imported from neighbouring countries such as Turkey can be found here. Address 1: 1129 Babek Avenue, Hatayi District, Baku, Azerbaijan Address 2: 20/116 B. Nuriyev, Baku, Azerbaijan Address 3: Fizuli, Baku, Azerbaijan Address 4: Fountain square, Baku, Azerbaijan Address 5: 528 H. Javid, Baku, Azerbaijan Tel: +994 12 906886, +994 12 738088, +994 12 958931, +994 12 971727, +994 12 975256 Lankaran Big Baazar Big Baazar in Lankaran offers some of best items of clothing in Azerbaijan. Along with clothes, as you travel through the interconnected streets you can shop for handicrafts, souvenirs, and traditional items. Zanbil At many shops and street, one should try searching for Zanbil which is a type of a basket through the process of weaving. Baskets come in various sizes like large bags, small purses, etc. Tohuma Jorab Tohuma Jorab are knitted socks traditional to Azerbaijan. Made by women of the Talish community, they come in bright colours and are to be worn in the winter season. Prices vary according to the length of the socks. Lankaran Tea Every tourist who visits Lankaran doesn’t forget to buy the traditional “Chay” or tea, a speciality of the city. The city produces the best tea in the country and can be bought as a gift for relatives and friends. Sheki Bazaars Every city in Azerbaijan has it’s own unique bazaar and Sheki is no exception. You will find food, handicrafts, spices, etc at the Bazaar. If you are not from Azerbaijan, tag along an Azerbaijani friend so that you can bargain with the shopkeepers for a more favourable price. Shebeke At the Bazaar, Caravansarai and tourist areas and at the Handicraft Association headquarters you will be able to find many Shebke or stained glass items along with Persian carpets, copper and iron articles and musical instruments. Address: Handicraft Association Headquarters, 85 Vidadi Street, near Fica Bank, Sheki, Azerbaijan Tel: +994 17 744265, +994 50 5126564 Silk Sheki lies along the Silk Road route and has a flourishing silk industry for many years. You can buy a variety of silk items such as scarves known as kalagayi. These scarves are available at shops, bazaars and at Caravansarai.
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