Saarbruecken
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This page is part of a broader series of information pages aimed at helping the Pakistani/Muslim community in Germany. Here you will find Saarbruecken-specific information only, for general information on living in Germany in general, see Living in Germany.
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Doctors in Saarbruecken
Since 2005, on the first visit in the quarter, the patient must pay additional 10 euros as Praxisgebuehr. Each calendar year is divided into four quarters (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec). Subsequent visits in the same quarter are not charged Praxisgebuehr.
List of doctors is given below (please add if you know of any other):
Dr. Shad Nair (General Physician/Gynaecologist)
- Location: Bahnhofstrasse
- Specialisation: Frauenartzt (could lead to waiting-room embarrassment)
- Speaks English: yes
- Requires appointment: no
- Timings:
- Mon, Tue, Wed: 0900-1200 & 1400-1700 hrs
- Thu, Fri: 0900-1200 hrs
Dr. Oran (Eye doctor)
- Location: Bahnhofstrasse
- Speaks English: yes
- Requires appointment: no
- Timings: (it would be good if someone remembers this. Odd Friday timings can be a pain!)
Dr. Stefan Shormann (Dentist)
- Location: Bahnhofstrasse
- Speaks English: yes
- Requires appointment: yes
- Timings: (it would be good if someone remembers this. Odd Friday timings can be a pain!)
- Website: http://www.dr-shormann.de
- E-mail: info@dr-shormann.de
Dr.med. Kurt Wiedemann (General Physician)
- Location: Dudoplatz 1,66125 Sbr. Dudweiler
- Speaks English: yes
- Requires appointment: yes
- Timings: (it would be good if someone remembers this. Odd Friday timings can be a pain!)
- Phone: 06897 765727
Barbers in Saarbruecken
The cheapest known barber costs EUR 10 per hair-cut (edit this as more information is collected).
- Herren Salloon
- Location: near Johanneskirche/Haus der Zukunft
- Directions: (someone should be kind enough to add this soooner or later)
- Price: EUR 10 (trockenhaarschnit, i.e. without wetting hair), EUR 14 normally
- Haar Studio
- Location: near Dudweiler Deutsche Post
- Directions: 50 feets from the Turkish Shop in Dudweiler; on left side of the crossing
- Price: € 10,50 (triming only; € 15,- for additional)
Food Related Information
Doeners
Cheapest known doener in Saarbruecken: EUR 1.8 klein (haenchen) and EUR 2.5 gross (haenchen).
- Oasis Kebap (Bahnohofstrasse, opp. SaarGallerie)
- Categories: chicken (haenchen) and beef (kalb)
- Prices in EUR:
- Chicken klein: 1.8
- Chicken gross: 2.5
- Kalb klein: 2.0
- Kalb gross: 2.8
- Sitting area: yes
- Home delivery: no
- Opening hours: mostly till midnight, sometimes till 1 am
Burgers
- McDonalds (Bahnhof & near Karstadt in Bahnhofstrasse)
- Economical options:
- cheese burger: EUR 1.00 (warning: contains beef)
- chicken burger: EUR 1.00 (warning: contains chicken)
- Opening hours: mostly till 3 am, sometimes round the clock
Mosques or Praying Areas
- Pakistani Mosque (officially Pakistani-German friendship venture)
- Address: Pakistanischer Deutscher Kulturverein
- Parallel Str. 42,
- Saarbrucken, Saarland 66113, GERMANY
- Phone:+49 681 7540602
- Closest Bus stop: Hoch Strasse (Bus Route Numbers 10, 17, 38)
- Also hosts Eid prayers, although gets crowded.
- Arabic Mosque
- Address: Islamische Gemeinde Saarland e. V.
- Im Malhofen 2-4,
- Saarbrucken, Saarland 66115, GERMANY
- Phone:+49 681 7616885
- Accessibility via bus: Bus Route Numbers 38, 39 (closest stop), Linie 10, 17 (requires a bit of walking)
- Originally a sports building, converted to a spacious mosque.
- University Campus Mosque/Praying Room
- Location: on campus, Saarland University
- Address: Building A5 04, Room# 03 (This address is according to the new addressing scheme of the university.A5 represents the region, 04 is the building number and 03 is the room number.All this info written together is represented somewhat like this: A5 04 03)
Saarland University
There are currently 28 Pakistani students (bachelors, masters and Phd) and 1 post-doc researcher at Saarland University (Jan 2006 estimate).
Existing students and/or alumni should enter their tasuraat here.
Google maps' satellite view of Saarland University.
General Issues
Non-city-specific topics, which are relevant to people living in Germany in general are discussed under Germany. Some of the topics discussed in the main article include:
- Travel-related information (finding cheap tickets)
- Economical means for calling Pakistan (calling cards, telephone codes etc.)
- Visa related FAQ
- Online communities and mailing-lists
- Miscellaneous information, such as contact info for the consulate general of Pakistan
