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Shopping
Coopérative de Tissage
Offline map (Weaving Cooperative; 0662 61 05 83; Ave Mohammed V) Opposite the kasbah,
glimpse women artisans at work on hanbels (locally woven carpets) and embroidered straw
mats, and take one home at posted fixed prices of Dh550 to Dh1100 per sq metre.
Horizon Artisanat
Offline map ( 0524 88 69 38; 181 Ave Ennacer; 9am-6pm Mon-Fri) Henna-paintedpottery, hand-painted tea glasses, and silver filigree rings produced by the local Horizon
Association are sold at reasonable fixed prices, supporting Horizon’s programs to provide
vocational training for handicapped adults and integrate disabled children and adults into the
community.
Ensemble Artisanal
( 9am-12.30pm & 1.30-6pm) State-run showrooms feature local stone carvings, inlaid
daggers and embroidered linens.
Information
Emergency
Police ( 19; Ave Mohammed V)
Internet Access
Cyber Ouarzazate (Ave Mohammed V; per hr Dh10; 9am-10pm) Centrally located, family-
friendly and relatively clean.
Laundry
Lavanderie Offline map (Rue du Marché; 9am-noon & 2-8pm) Modern appliances (per load
wash/dry Dh30/18) and wash-and-fold services (per item wash/dry/press Dh4/2/3).
Medical Services
Hôpital Bougafer Offline map ( 0524 88 24 44; Ave Mohammed V) Public hospital east of the
tourist office.
Kabinet Kabir Offline map ( 0524 88 52 76) Reliable private clinic.
Night Pharmacy Offline map ( 0524 88 24 90; Ave Mohammed V; 8am-1pm & 3.30-
11pm)
Money
Banks with ATMs line the northern end of Ave Mohammed V.
Banque Populaire (Ave Moulay Rachid; 8.30-11.30am & 2.30-4.30pm Mon-Fri, 3-6pm Sat,