Souq 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 term "bedesten" is used; in Malta the terms "suq" and sometimes "monti" are used for a marketplace; and in northern Morocco, the Spanish corruption "socco" is often used. The equivalent Persian term is "bazaar". In general a souq is synonymous with a bazaar or
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