Souq scenes of markets, commerce, buildings and streetscapes. Notable artists in the Orientalist genre include: Jean-Léon Gérôme Delacroix (1824–1904), Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (1803–1860), Frederic Leighton (1830-1896), Eugène Alexis Girardet 1853-1907 and William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) who all found inspiration in Oriental street scenes, trading and commerce. Souq A souq or souk (, "shuq", "shuka", Spanish: zoco, also spelled shuk, shooq, soq, esouk, succ, suk, sooq, suq, soek) is a marketplace or commercial quarter in Western Asian, North African and some Horn African cities () . The term "souq" goes by many alternatives in different parts of the world; in the Balkans, the
Souk El Mahsoulat Souk El Mahsoulat Souk El Mahsoulat (Arabic : سوق المحصولات) or market of the harvests is one of the oldest souks of Bab Jebli, in the Medina of Sfax. This souk is specialized in selling local products of Sfax (cereals, almonds, olives, etc.). It's activity depends of the harbor and agricultural activity in the city. Souk El Mahsoulat is located in the east of Bab Jebli, one of the northern gates of the medina. It is surrounded by Souk Kriaa from the northern side near the old slaughterhouse, and by Souk El Omrane from the eastern one. This market was