Akin to Souk Hamidiy in Damascus, Syria or Kapalicarsi – the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey or Khan Khalili in Cairo and any other souks in the Middle East, Manshiya is the Alex version of the souks with the hustle and bustle of the local vendors of all sorts of things with thousands of people excising their rights and their bargaining skills.
Located at the downtown of the second largest city in Egypt, Alexandria, Manshiya is one of the touristic spot that managed to lure local and foreigners alike. Out of our curiosity, we went there after Solat Terawih around 10:00 pm to get a close view on what are the ‘happenings’ there during the night of the holy month Ramadan. We entered from the eastern side of the 2 square kilometers open souk. It was really busy and crowded!! Aiman was a little bit shocked and wanted to turn around but I managed to convince him. The crowd was a bit less as we went through the gold and jewelries area. Some space to breath! What amazed me about this place, despite its narrow crowded alleys and roads, the petty crime rate is relatively very low as compared to other areas in many countries in this world.
That was probably my last visit after had been almost four years in this historical place called Alexandria. Till we meet again.
Akin to Souk Hamidiy in Damascus, Syria or Kapalicarsi – the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey or Khan Khalili in Cairo and any other souks in the Middle East, Manshiya is the Alex version of the souks with the hustle and bustle of the local vendors of all sorts of things with thousands of people excising their rights and their bargaining skills.
Located at the downtown of the second largest city in Egypt, Alexandria, Manshiya is one of the touristic spot that managed to lure local and foreigners alike. Out of our curiosity, we went there after Solat Terawih around 10:00 pm to get a close view on what are the ‘happenings’ there during the night of the holy month Ramadan. We entered from the eastern side of the 2 square kilometers open souk. It was really busy and crowded!! Aiman was a little bit shocked and wanted to turn around but I managed to convince him. The crowd was a bit less as we went through the gold and jewelries area. Some space to breath! What amazed me about this place, despite its narrow crowded alleys and roads, the petty crime rate is relatively very low as compared to other areas in many countries in this world.
That was probably my last visit after had been almost four years in this historical place called Alexandria. Till we meet again.
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