Souq often used as in the Grand Socco and Petit Socco of Tangiers. In the sub-continent, a different corruption, 'chowk', is often used in place of souq. The term is often used generically to designate the market in any Western Asian city, but may also be used in Western cities, particularly those with a Muslim community. Documentary sources point to permanent marketplaces in Middle Eastern cities from as early as 550 BCE. A souq was originally an open-air marketplace. Historically, souqs were held outside cities at locations where incoming caravans stopped and merchants displayed their goods for sale. Souqs were established
Souk El Jazzarine Souk El Jazzarine Souk El Jazzarine (Arabic : سوق الجزارين ) is one of the souks (or market) of the medina of Sfax and specifically of Bab Jebli. The original souk El Jazzarine used to have a place to slaughter the animals. It was surrounded by Souk El Sabbaghine from the west, Souk El Haddadine from the north and Fondouk El Haddadine from the east side. Considering the city's evolution, the souk was transferred to become located in front of Bab Jebli which made it limited by the path neighboring to the southern city's wall, Souk El Mahsoulat from the