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A Guide to Electronic Post Offices (EPO*) in Asia

Part 2/4, updated September 5th, 1998

Maintained by
Dag Tjemsland (see Contact-page for email-address)


Contents

* EPO = abbr. for Electronic Post Office, a physical location where customers can connect to Internet and send/receive e-mail. EPO is the replacement for GPO (General Post Office) and their Poste Restante service, which was the way of communication for people on the move in the old world.


Armenia

No information yet.

Azerbaijan

Baku

Baku Hyatt Regency Business Center, 2nd floor, Bakihanov Street 1. US$ 20 per hour online.*

Bahrain

The Idea Gallery, 1057 Road 3831, Adliya. ideagal@batelco.com.bh, URL http://www.ideagal.com, tel. (+973) 714-828, fax (+973) 771-847. $5.50 per hour, 10 am to 6 pm; $6.50 per hour 6 pm to midnight. 10-hour memberships $50.00. Printouts $0.25 per page.*

Georgia

No information yet.

Iran

No information yet.

Iraq

No information yet.

Israel

Haifa

Talpiot Internet Cafe, Talpiot Hotel, Hadar Business Center. talpiot@geocities.com, URL http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/5131/, tel. (+972) 4 867-3754, fax (+972) 4 867-3753.

Herzliyya Pituah

On line c@fe, Kdoshai hashoa st. cafe@cafe.co.il, tel. (+972) 9 950-1057, fax (+972) 9-9501057. 5 NIS per 15 min online.*

Jerusalem

Strudel Internet Cafe and Wine Bar, 11 Monbaz St. strudel@inter.net.il, URL or http://home.palnet.com/strudel/, tel. (+972) 2 232101, fax (+972) 2 6221445. 6 IS per 15 min. on-/offline, prints 1/2 per page bw/c.*

Natanya

Kapulski Internet Station, Kikar Haatzmaut 12, 2nd Fl, Kapulski. barak@isralink.co.il, URL http://www.isralink.co.il/kapulski/.

Tel Aviv

InBar, 2 Shlomo Hamelech, barak@isralink.co.il, URL http://www.isralink.co.il/inbar999/.

Jordan

Amman

Books-Cafe, Omar Bin Khatab Street/Mango St. (off Rainbow St.). contact@books-cafe.com, URL http://www.books-cafe.com, tel. (+962) 6 4650-457, fax (+962) 6 4650-458. JD1.250 per 15 min., 4.000 per hour online, printouts 5 per page.*

Kuwait

Kuwait Internet Cafe, Al-Duwayleya Center, Mezzanine. cafe@q8cafe.com, URL http://www.q8cafe.com, tel. (+965) 240-5005, fax (+965) 246-2002.
Cafe Ole Internet Cafe, 1st floor, Fountain Elevator, Laila Galleria Salem Al-Mubarak St. webmaster@ole.com.kw, URL http://ole.com.kw, tel. (+965) 571-5595, fax (+965) 5715593. 50 fils per minute (incl. laser printing, scanning, disk copying or photographing). Colour print 100-200 fils per page.
Salmiya Internet Cafe, Salmiya-Salem Al-Mubarak St. netcafe@ncc.moc.kw, URL http://netcafe.moc.kw, tel. (+965) 571-5772.
Net Cafe, Al-Fanar Complex (next to the cinema)?

Lebanon

Beirut

Web C@fe, Makhoul Street / Hamra (100 m from AUB main gate). cafe@mail.webc.com.lb, tel. (+961) 1 348-881.

Oman

Cyberworld. powar@rocketmail.com

Palestine

Ramallah

Carma Cyber Club (CCC). 6th floor, Lo'loat Al-Manarah Building, Manarah Square. ccc@al-carma.com, URL http://www.al-carma.com, tel. (+972) 2 298-4854. NIS 12 per hour online, printouts 0.75/2 per page bw/c.
K5M Internet Cafe, Main St. k5m@palnet.com, URL http://www.palnet.com/k5m/, tel. (+972) 2 9956813, fax (+972) 2 9956138. NIS 8/15/25 per 15/30/60 min. online.

Qatar

No information yet.

Turkey

Ankara

Internet Cafe, Nisbetiye Cad no. 42/6 Etiler. tel. (+90) 212 210-010.
SurfCafé, Hatir Sok 23/2. webadmin@surf.net.tr, URL http://www.surf.net.tr/surfcafe.htm, tel. (+90) 312 447-0700, fax (+90) 312 447-5342. TRL 656,000 per hour online.*

Istanbul

Backpackers Travel Agency and Internet Cafe, eni Akbiyik, Caddesi No. 22, 34400 Sultanhment. backpackers@turk.net, URL http://www.istanbulhotels.com/backpackers, tel. (+90) 212 638-6343.*
Cafco Internet Cafe, Cafer Aga Mh., Sair Latifi Sk., No. 17, Moda Kadikoy. info@cafcocafe.com, URL http://www.cafcocafe.com, tel. (+90) 216 449-1993, fax (+90) 216 449-1997
The Orient Hostel, Yeni Akbiyik Cad. No. 13, Sultanahmet (From the SULTANAHMET tram station walk between The Blue Mosque and The Aya Sofya and follow the signs to the Four Seasons Hotel. Walk past the door of the Four Seasons and imagine jumping over the building at the end of the street. You'd land at our front door). orienthostel@superonline.com, URL http://www.hostels.com/orienthostel/, tel. (+90) 212 518-0789 or or 517-9493, fax (+90) 212 518-3894. US$ 1.1 per 15 min. online, prints 12-25c per page.*

Kusadasi

Red & White Steak & Wine House & Internet Cafe, Kahramanlar Cad. Mumcu Sok. No. 2. hud01-k@tr-net.net.tr, URL http://www.kusadasi.r-org.com.tr/r&w.htm, tel. (+90) 256 6121827 or 6128505.

Marmaris

Marmaris Internet Cafe, Koylu Pazari Karsisi, Yatlimani. cafe@prizma.net.tr, URL http://www.marmariscafe.com.tr, tel. (+90) 252 413-7237, fax (+90) 252 413-7691. TL 1,500,000 per hour online.*
La-Me-Kan, at the marina, behind Silk Road Carpets. lamekan@hotmail.com, tel. (+90) 252 413-5799. TL 1,000,000 per hour online.*

Trabazon

Gulnet Internet Cafe, Cumhuriyet Caddesi 2, Nolu Mektep Cik(Chik) SK. No:35/1. web@gul.net.tr, URL http://www.gul.net.tr, tel. (+90) 462 326-9958 or 326-9959.*

Saudi Arabia

No information yet.

Syria

No information yet.

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

Cybercafe Abu Dhabi, Sahara Residence Hotel, Zayed 2nd St. jhanna01@cyber-cafe.com, maher@cyber-cafe.com, URL http://www.cyber-cafe.com/abu/, tel. (+971) 2 319000, fax (+971) 2 312323.

Sharjah

CompuNet, Suite B101, Block B, Al Soor Building (adjacent to King Faisal Mosque, near GPO roundabout). mail@cnet2010.com, URL http://www.cnet2010.com, tel. (+971) 6 733551, fax (+971) 6 733552.

Dubai

Internet Cafe, Dunes Centre, Al Diyafa St., Satwa. postmaster@intercaf.co.ae, URL http://www.intercaf.co.ae, tel. (+971) 4 453390.

Yemen

Habib Internet Cafe, Hodeidh, Hod. hcs@y.net.ye, URL http://www.habibcafe.net, tel. (+967) 3 213247.


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Sources: Lonely Planet, Wired Magazine, Cyber Cafe Guide, EDH, Cybercafe Search Engine, Curious Cat Travel Books Cyber Cafe Guide, Internet Café Guide.
Credits: Anders Blichfeldt, Kendall Golladay, Rich Garella, Mark Lioi, Ulysses Menezes, George Moore, David Nguyen, Garrett N. Ray, David Salvadori, Mike Thair, Marty Wilson.