Souk Sidi Mahrez ( ar, سوق سيدي محرز) is one of the popular

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 ...

. It is specialized in selling

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Etymology

The souk got its name from the saint Sidi Mahrez ''Sultan of the medina'' whose real name is Cadhi Abou Mohamed Mahrez Ibn Khalaf.http://www.commune-tunis.gov.tn/publish/content/article.asp?ID=841

Location

It is located in

Bab Souika , demolition_date=1861, coordinates= Bab Souika ( ar, باب سويقة) is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis. It was demolished in 1861. Its situation was between Bab El Khadra and Bab Saadoun Bab Saadoun ( ar, باب سعدون) is on ...

suburb in the

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of the medina, in Sidi Mahrez Street.

Monuments

The souk has a

zaouia A ''zawiya'' or ''zaouia'' ( ar, زاوية, lit=corner, translit=zāwiyah; ; also spelled ''zawiyah'' or ''zawiyya'') is a building and institution associated with Sufis in the Islamic world. It can serve a variety of functions such a place of ...

(mausoleum) and a

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

, both with the name of the saint. Sidi El Ghali Mosque is located near the entrance of the souk. Souk Sidi Mahrez سوق سيدي محرز.jpg, Alley of Souk Sidi Mahrez Les coupoles de la mosquée.JPG,

Sidi Mahrez Mosque Sidi Mahrez Mosque, also known as Mohamed Bey El Mouradi Mosque, is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. It is an official historical monument. Localization This mosque is located in Medina area of the city. History It was built by Mohamed Bey El Mour ...

مدخل زاوية سيدي محرز ابن خلف.jpeg, Alley leading for the mausoleum Mosquée Sidi El Ghali photo 1 مسجد سيدي الغالي.jpg, Entrance of Sidi El Ghali Mosque

Notes and references

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Sidi Mahrez Sidi Mahrez ben Khalaf or Abu Mohamed Mahrez ben Khalaf ben Zayn ( ar, سيدي محرز بن خلف; 951–1022) was a Tunisian Wali, scholar of the Maliki school of jurisprudence and a Qadi. He is considered to be the patron-saint of the city of ...