Souk El Sagha
36°47′48″N 10°10′11″E / 36.796558°N 10.169612°E
Metallic plaque of Souk El Agha
Souk El Sagha (Arabic: سوق الصاغة) is one of the souks in the medina of Tunis. It is specialized in the selling of gold products.
Location
It is located in the east of Al-Zaytuna Mosque, near Souk El Berka.
History
It was founded during the Hafsid era between 1228 and 1535.
References
- ^ Ahmed Saadaoui, Tunis, ville ottomane : trois siècles d'urbanisme et d'architecture, Tunis, Centre de publication universitaire, 2001, 538 p. (ISBN 978-9973-37-023-5), p. 389
- ^ "Historique des espaces de production et d'échanges dans la Médina de Tunis" [History of production and exchange spaces in the Medina of Tunis] (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-03.
