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Un tour souk el attarine avec zoubeir etorki 1961 par jalel benna
Souk El Attarine (Arabic: سوق العطارين) or souk of perfumers is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis, specialized in perfume and beauty products trading.
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History
The souk was initiated by a sovereign of the Hafsid dynasty, Abu Zakariya Yahya, in 1240.
Location
It is situated near the Al-Zaytuna Mosque, facing its northern facade. It can be accessed from the north via the Sieve Street, Souk El Blaghgia and Sidi Ben Arous Street, from the west from Souk El Trouk and from the south by Souk El Fekka.
In this souk, we find a good number of historical monuments such as :
Products
This souk is famous for trading jasmine and rose water as well as amber and henna. Today perfume and beauty products trading is still the main fonction of the souk.
References
Souk El Attarine Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA