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  • Souk El Attarine, Tunis

  • Souk El Attarine, Tunis

    Souk El Attarine is a historical market located next to the Al-Zaytuna Mosquee in the old city of Tunis, Tunisia. The market was founded in 1240 AD by Abu Zakariya Yahya (Abu Zakariya Yahya I), founder and first sultan of the Hafsid dynasty that ruled Tunisia and parts of Libya and Algeria in the period between 1229 and 1547 AD. Souk El Attarine was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 as part of Medina of Tunis.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Medina of Tunis.
    World Heritage Site
    Souk El Attarine, Tunis
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    Souk El Attarine, Tunis

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1979

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Tunisia

    Tunis

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    13th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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