Al Mina Carpet Market - in pictures
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The carpet market at Al Mina in Abu Dhabi. All photos: Victor Besa / The National -
Various types of carpets are on sale at the market -
Carpet shop owner Moosa Khan -
Carpet shop owner Mohammed Hussain holds up a photo with President Sheikh Mohamed in it -
Merchants show a carpet to an Emirati customer -
Pakistani Abdul Hameed Khan is the owner of Al Jil Al Dahabi Carpets -
Assorted carpets for sale -
From left, Afghan carpet merchants Sadoo Khan, Tali Khan and Ebrahim Zaland -
Afghan carpet merchant Laloojan Nasoori of Al Muntaza Carpet Shop is a third generation carpet salesman -
Afghan carpet shop owner Sadoo Khan -
Fabric swatches at the market -
Fabrics can be customised -
Carpet shop owner Mohammed Hussain at prayer in his shop -
The Mina carpet market was frequently visited by UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bn Sultan Al Nahyan
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