Souk Es Sabbaghine El Saghir ( ar, سوق الصباغين الصغير) or small 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 ...
.
Etymology
The souk is a small alley in
Souk Es Sabbaghine
Souk Es Sabbaghine (English: Dyers market) is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.
Location
The souk is situated at the outskirts of the medina, far from the center where the Al-Zaytuna Mosque is situated, since dyeing is considered a pol ...
. That's why it is called ''Souk El Saghir'' (the small market).
Location
It links Souk Es Sabbaghine (the big market) to Sidi Zahmoul Street.
It is situated in the outskirt of
the medina of Tunis, far from
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 ...
center because dyeing is considered as a polluting activity.
History
Few informations are clear about this souk's history. But it is considered as an extension of the main one (
Souk Es Sabbaghine
Souk Es Sabbaghine (English: Dyers market) is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.
Location
The souk is situated at the outskirts of the medina, far from the center where the Al-Zaytuna Mosque is situated, since dyeing is considered a pol ...
).
There are still some dyeing shops in it.
Notes and references
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Sabbaghine El Saghir