Souq level of municipal administration. The Muhtasib was responsible for supervising business practices and collecting taxes for a given souq while the Arif are the overseers for a specific trade. Shopping at a souq or market place is part of daily life throughout much of the Middle East. Prices are commonly set by bargaining, also known as haggling, between buyers and sellers. In the 18th and 19th centuries, as Europeans began to conquer parts of North Africa and the Levant, an interest in Middle Eastern culture and architecture began to flourish. This interest spawned a genre of literary works and paintings
Souk Erbaa (Sfax) three markets: S"ouk Erbaa El Wesaa" (the wide Souk Erbaa) in the east and "Souk Erbaa El sghir" (the small Souk Erbaa) and "Souk Erbaa Thayak" (the tight Souk Erbaa) in the west. Souk Erbaa El Thayak that was basically a storage place for animals feed, and then for the animals themselves. Afterwards, it became a place for textile trading. The rest of the Souk was specialized in the wool products ("laffa") trading (coats, blankets, chechias, margoums, etc.). Also, it was the trading place for Syrian products ("saya"). Souk Erbaa (Sfax) Souk Erbaa (Arabic: سوق الربع), also known as Souk