Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. The best 10 bookstores in dubai 2020 united arab emirates. I want to know the best book stores in egypt, nasr city or anywhere. Find bookstores in dubai and get directions and maps for local businesses in united arab emirates. The shop excels in arabic books, as well as arts and crafts supplies, and the selection of local, regional and international newspapers and magazines is, in no uncertain terms. Visit individual bookstore and house pages for more information, including hours and complete contact info. The egyptian online supermarket delivering to your door screengrab from goodsmarts explainer video described as the smartest and easiest grocery shopping experience, goodsmart is a new egyptian startup company that allows users to shop groceries through a mobile app and have them delivered directly to their door.
Tour egypt aims to offer the ultimate egyptian adventure and intimate knowledge about the country. Aurora rising the aurora cycle book 1 amie kaufman, jay kristoff from the new york times and internationally bestselling authors of the illuminae files comes a new science fiction epic. Books accessories deals events stores contact us 0 diwan zamalek 159, 26th july st. Spend a whole day in maadi from morning until evening and enjoy outdoor sunshine, greenery, and fill your tummy with delicious dishes. The nile at maadi is parallelled by the corniche, a waterfront promenade and the main road north into cairo. Go see the manager and head librarian and give them a copy of your book.
A large carrefour megamarket, opening at 9am, is a major attraction, along with many fashionable clothing and shoe boutiques e. Egypt, having been a civilization around since the dawn of time, there have been a countless number of books written about egypt. We buy, sell and deliver used and sometimes new books in maadi. Used books all languages all subjects and great condition. They were created to serve the text and general book needs of the auc community, as well as serving the english speaking public of greater cairo. The thing about it is that you can save a book online and get it from there. Theres a mini coffee shop inside so you can enjoy your coffee while reading or working on your lap top. The street can be divided by metro stops, in fact, with the hadayek elmaadi station stopping at road 9s older and presently less affluent area. Maadi is one of the best and safest neighborhoods in cairo, with a lot of greenery and trees, it is home to most expats in cairo and everything is within walking distance from the flat, with many grocery stores, restaurants and bars just a few steps away. People think bookstores have become more or less like juice shops or grocery stores, said karam youssef, the owner of kotobkhan in maadi, with a sarcastic tone. Taking after its successful predecessor diwan, alef bookstores is another barnesandnoblestyle chain of bookstores found throughout cairo, alexandria, and some of egypts other governates. Six awesome independent bookshops in cairo as with any genre, lets say, of shopping in cairo, buying books be it for school, for pleasure or to satisfy that irrational love of newbooksmell comes with its joys and its challenges. Alef bookstores alefbookstores cairo, 11, egypt 479. You only live once in egypt, before being mummified and consigned to a sarcophagus for the rest of eternity, so why not seize the day and shop like theres no tomorrow in one of cairos ancient bazaars or modern shopping malls.
The bookstores stock an extensive selection of english language books on a wide variety of subjects, and carry the complete range of auc press publications. From those with shelves lined with academic mustreads to the hidden treasures holding valuable firstprints and unique collectables, heres our guide on book shopping. The alef bookstore in maadi will play host to mohamed salmawy on tuesday, 29 march. Volume 1 has a good variety of books and is also a complete stationery store. It is the sporterized version with a thumbhole stock. The auc bookstores are owned and operated by the university as part of the auc press. Egypts veritable playground for intellectuals throughout the ages, its no doubt that downtown cairo is filled with historic book stores. Stars centre is the retail and leisure component of the citystars complex and provides a unique shopping and entertainment experience in the middle east.
Maadi is accessible by the metro line 1 and its three stops are all located along road 9 a quaint street of stores and restaurants that has been the hub of old maadi since the early 1900s. If you have children, matters are complicated ever further because in egypts capital, the old adage that there arent enough hours in the day rings a little too true. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. You find more than one bookstore in the same neighborhood and they all tend to kill each other. The auc bookstores deliver the highest quality of services to auc students, faculty, and staff, as well as to the wider cairo community and travelers to egypt. In this spirited childrens novel, maadis adventures in egypt, the land of the pharaohs is vividly brought to life through the eyes of an adventurous, freespirited dog, maadi, who believes in learning and having fun, while at the same time leaving a little chaos behind. Also having a written form of language developed thousands of years ago means that egyptians themselves have also published a. The key to getting your book into bookstores as an indie author is to start locally. Books accessories deals events stores contact us 0 diwan zamalek 159, 26th july st, zamalek phone number. The auc bookstores have closed to the public temporarily, to help limit the spread of coronavirus covid19 and to protect both our staff and.
You just order the book you want and we will deliver it to your doorstep. Use the map below to navigate your way around cairos literary bookstores and publishers. The chain was founded in 2009 with the opening of its charter bookstore. But that wonderful thing called the world wide web is becoming more and. Also having a written form of language developed thousands of years ago means that egyptians themselves have also published a countless number of books as well. Maadi city centre mall on the ring road is a convenient onestop shop and leisure venue with free, ample parking and ramps shopping trolley access. Alef bookstores has 479 books on goodreads, and is currently reading by. The first mall overlooks both the nile and the botanical gardens. How to get your books into bookstores and libraries. They also have a very good variety of greeting cards, art supplies and gifts, plus a very convenient gift wrapping service.
In addition to a general discussion about his latest novel, wings of. The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of aurora academy are being assigned their first missions. Local businesses and libraries want to see authors from the area succeed. Nice friendly people and i found the book i was looking for. We are working on the arabic site of cairobookstop. Best kept secrets today my arabic teacher, jehan, took me and another student on a driving tour of some of her favorite shops in maadi where we can get needed supplies for cheaper prices than the shops that cater to foreigners charge. The bigger bookshop chains in egypt do a standup job of catering to cairene needs, but outside of the diwans, the alefs and. Book your tickets online for maadi city centre, cairo. We offer this unique experience in two ways, the first one is by organizing a tour and coming to egypt for a visit, whether alone or in a group, and living it firsthand. Almaadi used books 29 road 9, thakanat almaadi metro station, cairo, egypt, 12111 rated 4.
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