Rue des teinturiers - Médina de Tunis - avant 1900

Souk Es Sabbaghine (English: Dyers market) is one of the

souks A bazaar () or souk (; also transliterated as souq) is a marketplace consisting of multiple small stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and India. However, temporary open markets elsewhere, such as in the W ...

of the

medina of Tunis The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from ...

Location

The souk is situated at the outskirts of the medina, far from the center where the

Al-Zaytuna Mosque Al-Zaytuna Mosque, also known as Ez-Zitouna Mosque, and El-Zituna Mosque ( ar, جامع الزيتونة, literally meaning ''the Mosque of Olive''), is a major mosque at the center of the Medina of Tunis in Tunis, Tunisia. The mosque is the o ...

is situated, since

dyeing Dyeing is the application of dyes or pigments on textile materials such as fibers, yarns, and fabrics with the goal of achieving color with desired color fastness. Dyeing is normally done in a special solution containing dyes and particular c ...

is considered a polluting activity. The souk is a continuation of

Souk El Blat Souk El Blat ( ar, سوق االبلاط) is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis, specialized in medicinal plants. Location Souk El Blat is located at the heart of the medina of Tunis. It can be accessed from the south from the Al-Zaytuna M ...

and may also be accessed from Bab El Jazira.

History

The name of Souk ''Es Sabbaghine'', or Souk of Dyers, is due to its original function as the souk of

wool Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have properties similar to animal wool. ...

, cotton and silk dyeing which is situated next to a previously existing fountain. Two Italian doctors constructed a dispensary at this souk in 1887 called ''Infermeria Santa Margherita'' which supported the poor from

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and Maltese communities.

Products

Products sold at the souk include clothing, shoes as well as fish and meat.

Monuments

Harmel Mosque, also known as Bab Al Jazira Mosque is located in souk Es Sabbaghine. Plaque commémorative de la mosquée Harmel جامع حرمل.jpg, Commemorative sign of the Harmel Mosque La mosquée Harmel photo 5 جامع حرمل.jpg, Entrance of the mosque La mosquée Harmel photo 2 جامع حرمل.jpg, Inscription at the entrance La mosquée Harmel photo 3 جامع حرمل.jpg, Minaret of the mosque El Jedid Mosque is situated in the center of the souk. Plaque commémorative de la mosquée El Jadid photo 1 الجامع الجديد.jpg, Commemorative sign of the mosque Porte d'entrée Mosquée Djamâa-Djedid.JPG, Main entrance of the mosque Jemaa el jadid 01.JPG, Minaret of the mosque Plaque commémorative de la médersa de la mosquée El Jadid مدرسة الجامع الجديد.jpg, Commemorative sign of the madrasa Med Jama jdid.JPG, Entrance of the madrasa

Notes and references

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