Souk Es Sabbaghine
Souk Es Sabbaghine (English: Dyers market) is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.
Location
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The souk is situated at the outskirts of the medina, far from the center where the Al-Zaytuna Mosque is situated, since dyeing is considered a polluting activity. The souk is a continuation of Souk El Blat and may also be accessed from Bab El Jazira.
History
[edit]The name of Souk Es Sabbaghine, or Souk of Dyers, is due to its original function as the souk of wool, cotton and silk dyeing[1] which is situated next to a previously existing fountain.
Two Italian doctors constructed a dispensary at this souk in 1887 called Infermeria Santa Margherita[2] which supported the poor from Italian and Maltese communities.
Products
[edit]Products sold at the souk include clothing, shoes as well as fish and meat.
Monuments
[edit]Harmel Mosque, also known as Bab Al Jazira Mosque is located in souk Es Sabbaghine.
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Commemorative sign of the Harmel Mosque -
Entrance of the mosque -
Inscription at the entrance -
Minaret of the mosque
El Jedid Mosque is situated in the center of the souk.
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Commemorative sign of the mosque -
Main entrance of the mosque -
Minaret of the mosque -
Commemorative sign of the madrasa -
Entrance of the madrasa
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Sebag, Paul (1998). Tunis, histoire d'une ville (in French). Paris: L'Harmattan. pp. 366–367.
- ^ "Historique de l'hôpital". hopital-h-thameur.rns.tn (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
