Souks of Tunis
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The souks of Tunis are a set of shops and boutiques located in the medina of Tunis, capital of Tunisia. Most of the souks were built under the Hafsid dynasty in the 13th century and near the Al-Zaytun
Products at the souk En Nhas
View of the souk El Trouk
View of souk Ech-Chaouachine
Shop at entrance of souk El Attarine
Chechia
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The chechia is a traditional headgear worn in Tunisia. Close relative to the European beret, the chechia was originally a cap-shaped bonnet, colored vermillon red. Until the 19th century, the chechia
Souks of Tunis
…form the souk Ech-Chaouachine were built by the Muradid sovereign Mohamed Bey El Mouradi in 1691–1692. At that time, Andalusian immigrants imported the chachia production technique. Built in 1240 by the Hafsid sovereign Abu Zakariya Yahya, the souk El Attarine or souk of perfumers is the oldest souk of Tunis…
Tunisian man wearing a chechia
Inhabitants of Medenine wearing the chechia
Workshop of a Tunisian chaouachi