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A stall loaded with brassware, trays and trinkets

The Delta and the north coast · Port Said

The shops of Port Said

The canal's old free zone: Egyptians still come to buy cheaper here.

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Port Said was long the country's free port: fabrics, electronics and imported clothes sold tax-free, and whole trainloads of Cairenes came to shop. The status has changed, the habit has not, and the shopping streets keep that buzz.

The extra bit

Fabrics and household linen remain the best buy: what the town has done well for a century.

Know before you go

Cash, and counterfeits are common in electronics: buy what cannot be faked.

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Central shopping streets, Port Said

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