Souk Erbaa (Tunis)
Coordinates: 36°47′49″N 10°10′17″E / 36.797063°N 10.171360°E
Metallic plaque of Souk Erbaa
El Enbaa coffee shop in Souk Erbaa
Souk Erbaa (Arabic: سوق الربع) is one of the souks in the medina of Tunis.[1]
Etymology[]
Some historians say that the souk got its name erbaa or quarter from the fact that the quarter of the incomes in every shop was paid as a tax. Some others believe that this name comes from the word tarbiaa (Arabic: تربيعة) that refers to the position in which the traders of this souk used to sit in front of their shops with their legs crossed.
Location[]
It is located in the south of Al-Zaytuna Mosque, near Souk El Souf.
History[]
The souk was founded during the Hafsid era between 1128 and 1535.[2]
Notes and 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
- ^ https://medneta.eu/sites/default/files/uploads/1_Historique_des_espaces_de_production_et_dechanges_dans_la_Medina_de_Tunis%20_Adnen%20el%20Ghali.pdf
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- Souqs in Tunis