Souk Es Sabbaghine El Saghir
36°47′40″N 10°10′26″E / 36.794369°N 10.173966°E / 36.794369; 10.173966
Souk Es Sabbaghine El Saghir (Arabic: سوق الصباغين الصغير) or small dyers' market is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.
Etymology
The souk is a small alley in Souk Es Sabbaghine. That's why it is called Souk El Saghir (the small market).
Location
It links Souk Es Sabbaghine (the big market) to Sidi Zahmoul Street.
It is situated in the outskirt of the medina of Tunis, far from Al-Zaytuna Mosque center because dyeing is considered as a polluting activity.
History
Few informations are clear about this souk's history. But it is considered as an extension of the main one (Souk Es Sabbaghine).
There are still some dyeing shops in it.
Notes and references
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Souks of Tunis
- Souk Al Asr
- Souk de la Commission
- Souk Ech-Chaouachine
- Souk Edabaghine
- Souk El Attarine
- Souk El Azzafine
- Souk El Bechmak
- Souk El Beransia
- Souk El Berka
- Souk El Bey
- Souk El Blaghgia
- Souk El Blat
- Souk El Dziria
- Souk El Fekka
- Souk El Ghrabliyya
- Souk El Ghraiyer
- Souk El Grana
- Souk El Haddadine
- Souk El Jedid
- Souk El Kachachine
- Souk El Kebabjia
- Souk El Kmach
- Souk El Kouafi
- Souk El Koutbiya
- Souk El Leffa
- Souk El Marr
- Souk El Nissa
- Souk El Ouzar
- Souk El Sagha
- Souk El Souf
- Souk El Trouk
- Souk En Nhas
- Souk Erbaa
- Souk Es Sabbaghine
- Souk Es Sabbaghine El Saghir
- Souk Es Sekajine
- Souk Sidi Boumendil
- Souk Sidi Mahrez
- Souk Sidi Sridek
- Souk Es Sarragine
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