Souk Es Sekajine
36°47′45″N 10°10′07″E / 36.795824°N 10.168642°E / 36.795824; 10.168642
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.[1]
Name
The term Es Sekajine is a mutation of ach-chakkazine, referring to traditional craftsmen who made achkouz, saddles of high-quality leather.[1]
In some European books, it is instead called Souk des Selliers, meaning "souk of saddlers".[2][3]
Location
The souk is situated west of Al-Zaytuna Mosque and east of Bab Menara gate.[1][3]
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.[1]
In modern times, the souk has a variety of merchants and there are only two saddlemakers remaining there.[1]
Monuments
The souk has two monuments: a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the tomb of the Majorcan writer Anselm Turmeda.
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
- Tomb of Anselm Turmeda, who wrote in both Arabic and Catalan.
- Memorial plaques in Arabic and Catalan on the tomb of Turmeda.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Souk As-Sakkajine". commune-tunis.gov.tn. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Charles Lallemand (1892). Tunis et ses environs: texte et dessins d'après nature (in French). Librairies-imprimeries réunies. pp. 151.
- ^ a b Graham Petrie (1908). Tunis, Kairouan & Carthage: Described and Illustrated with Forty-eight Paintings. Heinemann. p. 68.
External links
- "Souk As-Sakkajine". commune-tunis.gov.tn. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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