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Everything at Hamadi Market Jayapura

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PAPUA – Every big city has a main trading center. Jayapura as the capital of Papua Province also has a trading center located not far from the city center. About 3 kilometers south of downtown Jayapura, we can have a shopping tour. This place is called Hamadi Market.

Every big city must have a main trading center. Jayapura as the capital of Papua Province also has a trading center or market located not far from the city center. About 3 kilometers south of downtown Jayapura, we can have a shopping trip. This place is called Hamadi Market.

Hamadi Market has been around since the Dutch colonial era and has become a trading center for the people of Jayapura to this day. The Hamadi area not only consists of this market, but around this area there are also many interesting things to visit. Hamadi Market as a trading center, typical culinary of Jayapura contains a fish market, art market, to the beach we can enjoy while in this region.

Hamadi Market itself is actually a traditional market that is the focus of the Jayapura community to sell and buy all life-supporting needs. This market is interesting because we can see the daily interaction of the people of Jayapura. In addition, for tourists who want to buy various souvenirs or mementos, they can buy them at this market.

There are so many interesting things that can be found around the market area. Hamadi Market is like a miniature Papua inhabited by almost 250 different tribes. Therefore, it’s no wonder that in Hamadi Market you can find everything related to Papua. Starting from ethnic decorations, regional clothes, to Papuan specialties, we can find them in this place.

As with other attractions in Jayapura, Hamadi market also has quite interesting historical value. Its existence as a trading center has existed since the Dutch colonial era, when Papua was still called Hollandia. Therefore, we can also see various historical relics around Hamadi Market. One of them is Hamadi Beach, which is located not too far from the market area.

In addition, the fish market is also very interesting to explore. In this place, we can both witness how rich the Indonesian oceans are. Various kinds of fish are sold in this place as the livelihood of local residents who work as fishermen.

The most important thing when we travel around the Hamadi market area is the safety factor and our ability to bargain for prices. Security is important because although the market situation is relatively safe, we will never expect thieves in the middle of the crowd. Meanwhile, the ability to bargain is needed when we are going to buy goods in the market, of course, so that we get a fair price and in accordance with the condition of the goods we buy. However, from all this, it can be concluded that Hamadi Market is quite an important object to visit when visiting Jayapura, Papua.

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