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 Kamour Souk El Kamour Souk El Kamour (Arabic:سوق الكامور) or the spices market is one of the most important and oldest souks of the medina of Sfax. The souk got its name probably from its special architecture. Its streets are covered with a barrel vault called "Kamr "in Arabic. Backed by the northern facade of the Great Mosque, the souk stretches along an east-west axis, perpendicular to the main wing of the souk Errbaa. According to some historians, this market was specialized in selling spices and sfaxian natural products (raisins, almonds, pistachios, dried figs,etc.). Nowadays, most of his shops got converted