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Souk El Kachachine

Coordinates: 36°47′47″N 10°10′16″E / 36.796420°N 10.171199°E / 36.796420; 10.171199
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36°47′47″N 10°10′16″E / 36.796420°N 10.171199°E / 36.796420; 10.171199

Metallic plaque of souk El Kachachine

Souk El Kachachine is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis. It is specialized in selling second-hand clothes.

Location

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It is located in the east of Al-Zaytuna Mosque, near souk El Nissa.[1]

History

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The souk was founded during the Hafsid era between 1128 and 1535.[2]

Monuments

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Entrance of hammam El Kachachine

Hammam El Kachachine is located in this souk.

Notes and references

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "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.