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Souk El Saffajine

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Souk El Saffajine (Arabic: سوق السفاجين) is one of the markets of the medina of Sfax that no longer exists.

Localization

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Souk El Saffajine used to be located in the alley between Souk El Trouk and Souk Al Balghajine.

Speciality

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This Souk used to be for making and selling Tunisian desserts called Saffej, thus the name of the souk.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Zouari, Ali. Sfax in the 18th and 19th century. p. 105.