Souk El Bey
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Souk El Bey is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.
Location
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The souk is near Souk El Berka, Souk Ech-Chaouachine as well as Dar El Bey,[1] which is where the government center is located.
History
[edit]Initiated by Hammuda ibn Ali, it is specialized in trading carpets as well as silk textiles and chachia which was the most important industry in the 19th century.
Products
[edit]Today most traders deal in jewellery and precious stones.
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "Médina de Tunis". inp.rnrt.tn (in French). Retrieved 17 November 2015.
