Souk El Kamour
Souk El Kamour (Arabic:سوق الكامور) or the spices market is one of the most important and oldest souks of the medina of Sfax.
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Souk El Kamour's roof
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Souk El Kamour
Etymology
The souk got its name probably from its special architecture. Its streets are covered with a barrel vault called Kamr in Arabic.[1]
Description
Backed by the northern facade of the Great Mosque, the souk stretches along an east-west axis, perpendicular to the main wing of the souk Errbaa.[2]
According to some historians, this market was specialized in selling spices and sfaxian natural products (raisins, almonds, pistachios, dried figs etc.).[1]
Nowadays, most of his shops got converted into modern ones where new products that are mainly imported are exposed to the sale (clothes, bags, etc.).[2]
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References
- AbdelKafi, Boubaker (1966). History of Sfax. Sfax. p. 79.
- "Sfax - Souk er-rbaa et souk el-kamour". www.alecso.info. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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