Souk El Grana
Souk El Grana ( ar, سوق القرانة) is one of the souks of Tunis. Its name comes from the Granas (Jews from Livorno) who came to Tunisia in the 17th century. Location This souk is located in the north of the medina of Tunis, in the Bab Souika neighborhood and near the Al-Zaytuna Mosque. History Although this souk existed before the arrival of the Jews from Livorno, it became bigger and better with them. During the 17th century, the Jews transformed this souk into an economic center in Tunis. Agricultural products, crafts, caravans, chachias, ivory Ivory is a hard, white material from the tusks (traditionally from elephants) and teeth of animals, that consists mainly of dentine, one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks. The chemical structure of the teeth and tusks of mammals i ..., and many other products were sold in this market. Architecture The souk is covered by a barrel vault made from bricks. There is also a synagogue made from dimension ...
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Tunis Souk El Grassa
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +01:00 , timezone1_DST = , utc_offset1_DST = , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 1xxx, 2xxx , area_code_type = Calling code , area_code = 71 , iso_code = TN-11, TN-12, TN-13 and TN-14 , blank_name_sec2 = geoTLD , blank_info_sec2 = .tn , website = , footnotes = Tunis ( ar, تونس ') is the capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb re ...
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