Souk El Azzafine

Metallic plaque of El Azzafine Street

Souk El Azzafine is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis and where the musicians used to meet.^[1]

Etymology

It got its name from the arabic word azzafa that means « music playing ».

Bimaristan Al Azzafine, which is a hospital that was built during the reign of Hammuda Pasha in 1662, is located in this Souk.

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.

↑ Ahmed Ben Miled, Histoire de la médecine arabe en Tunisie durant dix siècles, Tunis, Cartaginoiseries, 2012, 320 p. (ISBN 9789973704252), p. 170

Souks of Tunis
Souk Al Asr Souk de la Commission Souk Ech-Chaouachine Souk Edabaghine Souk El Attarine Souk El Azzafine Souk El Bechmak Souk El Beransia Souk El Berka Souk El Bey Souk El Blaghgia Souk El Blat Souk El Dziria Souk El Fekka Souk El Ghrabliyya Souk El Ghraiyer Souk El Grana Souk El Haddadine Souk El Jedid Souk El Kachachine Souk El Kebabjia Souk El Kmach Souk El Kouafi Souk El Koutbiya Souk El Leffa Souk El Marr Souk El Nissa Souk El Ouzar Souk El Sagha Souk El Souf Souk El Trouk Souk En Nhas Souk Errbaa Souk Es Sabbaghine Souk Es Sabbaghine El Saghir Souk Es Sekajine Souk Esserairia Souk Sidi Boumendil Souk Sidi Mahrez Souk Sidi Sridek Souk Es Sarragine
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