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Souk De la Commission ( ar, سوق الكومسيون) 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 ...
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Etymology

The souk got its name from the International Finance Committee headquarters that was in 1869 in charge of managing the debt of the Tunisian regency before the French occupation in 1881.


Location

The souk can be reached from Souk Sidi Boumendil. It leads to the victory square where Bab Bhar (one of the gates of the medina) is located.


Products

It is specialized in selling products imported from China and eastern Asia.


Notes and references

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