Souk El Jomaa
Souk El Jomaa (Arabic: سوق الجمعة) is the first souk that was made in Sfax even before the fence and the Great Mosque of Sfax. It is located in the middle of the Medina of Sfax, Medina, in the east side of the Great Mosque of Sfax, between the latter's path and Nahj El Bay, Nahj El Bey. History Considering that its location is not far from the sea, this souk was the destination of the village residents' products and other neighboring islands before the establishing of the medina. It was named the way it is in relation to the day it used to open on which was "friday". It used to have all kinds of products until other souks were made and things got more organized and each souk had its own speciality that it was made for. As a result, Souk El Jomaa became dedicated to selling old clothes and furniture. Today, Souk El Jomaa is open for all the days of the week. Architecture The now-existing architecture is different from the one it used to be. In the thirteenth century ...
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Souk El Jomaa à Sfax
A bazaar () or souk (; also transliterated as souq) is a marketplace consisting of multiple small Market stall, stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and India. However, temporary open markets elsewhere, such as in the West, might also designate themselves as bazaars. The ones in the Middle East were traditionally located in vaulted or covered streets that had doors on each end and served as a city's central marketplace. Street markets are the European and North American equivalents. The term ''bazaar'' originates from Persian language, Persian, where it referred to a town's public market district. The term bazaar is sometimes also used to refer to the "network of merchants, bankers and Master craftsman, craftsmen" who work in that area. The term ''souk'' comes from Arabic and refers to marketplaces in the Middle East and North Africa. Evidence for the existence of bazaars or souks dates to around 3,000 Common Era, BCE. Although the lack of ...
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