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| Arab District |
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| Sultan Mosque Singapore |
Joan and I returned to the Arab Quarter
this afternoon. I sat and had a large beer while Joan browsed the
shops. This is the Muslim area of town, All sorts of textiles are
sold here, which are used for womens' and mens' traditional clothing.
Most women in the Arab district wear hijabs and a lot of the men wear
skull caps. The main Mosque has recently been painted and the gold
dome towers over the surrounding district. The shops are old two
storey houses with shuttered windows on the second floor. The area is
picturesque and surrounded by skyscrapers. It is nice how Singapore
has kept some areas of its history – Chinatown ,Little India,the
Arab Quarter , the Quays.
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