Souk El Ghraiyer was 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.
Location
The souk was located in
Bab Menara, near the ministry of defense and souk El Sakkajine.
Products
It specialized in selling bags made of
goat or
camel
A camel (from: la, camelus and grc-gre, κάμηλος (''kamēlos'') from Hebrew or Phoenician: גָמָל ''gāmāl''.) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. C ...
hair.
Evolution
The souk does not exist anymore. It was demolished for the extension of the military services office on April 11, 2001.
References
{{Souks of Tunis
Ghraiyer