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Souk Es Sarragine

36°47′45″N 10°10′07″E / 36.795824°N 10.168642°E / 36.795824; 10.168642

Signage

Souk Es Sekajine (Arabic: سوق السكاجين) or Souk Es Sarragine is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis. specializing in leather goods, saddles, and horse harnesses.

Name

The term Es Sekajine is a mutation of ach-chakkazine, referring to traditional craftsmen who made achkouz, saddles of high-quality leather.

In some European books, it is instead called Souk des Selliers, meaning "souk of saddlers".

Location

Pre-1930s postcard of the souk

The souk is situated west of Al-Zaytuna Mosque and east of Bab Menara gate.

History

The souk has existed since the 15th century CE. It was revived in the 18th century by Al-Husayn I ibn Ali of the Husainid Dynasty.

In modern times, the souk has a variety of merchants and there are only two saddlemakers remaining there.

Monuments

The souk has two monuments: a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the tomb of the Majorcan writer Anselm Turmeda.

References

  1. ^ "Souk As-Sakkajine". commune-tunis.gov.tn. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  2. ^ Charles Lallemand (1892). Tunis et ses environs: texte et dessins d'après nature (in French). Librairies-imprimeries réunies. pp. 151.
  3. ^ Graham Petrie (1908). Tunis, Kairouan & Carthage: Described and Illustrated with Forty-eight Paintings. Heinemann. p. 68.