1. History

2. Location

3. Products

4. Notes and references

Souk El Attarine ({{lang-ar|سوق العطارين}}) or souk of perfumers is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis, specialized in perfume and beauty products trading.

History

The souk was initiated by a sovereign of the Hafsid dynasty, Abu Zakariya Yahya, in 1240.^[1]

Location

It is situated near the Al-Zaytuna Mosque, facing its northern facade.^[1] It can be accessed from the north via the Sieve Street, Souk El Blaghgia and Sidi Ben Arous Street, from the west from Souk El Trouk and from the south by Souk El Fekka.^[2]

In this souk, we find a good number of historical monuments such as :

• Al-Zaytuna Mosque;
• Khaldounia;
• Madrasa Al Asfouriya;
• A branch of the National Library of Tunisia;^[2]
• Foundouk El Attarine.^[3]
• Madrasa Hamzia

Products

This souk is famous for trading jasmine and rose water as well as amber and henna.^[2] Today perfume and beauty products trading is still the main fonction of the souk.^[2]

Notes and references

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• The First Pitch Insufficiency
• The First Princess of Wales
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• The first railway bridge over the Ob River
• The First Rains of Spring
• The First Rebel
• The First Red Scare
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• The First Ride Of Wyatt Earp
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• The First Rizal Monument
• The first rock and roll record
• The First Rule
• The first Russian circumnavigation
• The First School of Modern SkyFlying
• The first serbian uprising
• The First Set
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