Astronomy shops in the Middle East

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As far as I have discovered so far, there is now just one telescope shop in the Middle East... right here in Riyadh: Perfect Sciences. I was in Dubai recently and tried to find Dubai Telescope only to discover it had closed. We don't seem to have anything as well developed as the Dubai Astronomy Group. But at least we do have one shop now located in the North of Riyadh, not far from the airport. I was there last night. It is run by friendly Filipino guys and there are usually a few scopes outside on the pavement. They have a selection of mainly Skywatcher, Vixen and Orion scopes and mountswith a few smaller Meades. They keep a selection of accessories. I just enjoy calling in for a chat, although it is now a bit out of the way for me.

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