Souk El Kachachine is one of the souks 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 second-hand clothes.

Location

It is located in the east of Al-Zaytuna Mosque, near souk El Nissa.

History

The souk was founded during the

Hafsid The Hafsid dynasty ( ) was a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Berber descentC. Magbaily Fyle, ''Introduction to the History of African Civilization: Precolonial Africa'', (University Press of America, 1999), 84. that ruled Ifriqiya (modern day Tunisia, w ...

era between 1128 and 1535.

Monuments

Hammam El Kachachine is located in this souk.

Notes and references

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