Souk El Bey
Souk El Bey is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.
Location
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
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
Today most traders deal in jewellery and precious stones.
Notes and references
- ^ "Médina de Tunis". inp.rnrt.tn (in French). Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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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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