Souk El Blaghgia




Coordinates: 36°47′52″N 10°10′16″E / 36.797904°N 10.171243°E / 36.797904; 10.171243




Architecture of Souk El Blaghgia


Souk El Blaghgia is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.




Contents






  • 1 Etymology


  • 2 Localization


  • 3 History


  • 4 Architecture


  • 5 Evolution


  • 6 Notes and references





Etymology




Metallic plaque ofsouk El Blaghgia


Balgha is an Arabic word that refers to a babouche made of leather and which is considered as a part of the traditional clothes in Tunisia and the Maghreb region in general.



Localization


The souk is located in the centre of the Medina of Tunis, near Al-Zaytuna Mosque and between Souk El Attarine and the Kasbah Street.[1] It is linked to Foundouk El Blaghgia.[2]



History




Balghas


It was founded in the 13th century by Abu Zakariya Yahya and then reconstructed again during the Ottoman era between 1756 and 1757.


It was considered during the Husainid reign as one of the most important souks of the Medina of Tunis.[3]



Architecture




Entrance of the Souk


The whole souk is covered with barrel vaults.
Also, it has a covered dead end surrounded by the shops.
Nowadays, the souk has more than 70 shops.



Evolution




An artisan making a Balgha


Since its foundation, the souk was specialized in producing and selling balghas (traditional men shoes) and chebrella (feminin version of the balgha). Yet, the arrival of european shoes, it started losing its importance.


Nowadays, it is still specialized in shoes selling, but mainly modern ones with updated design for daily use and with a multiples choices for colours to satisfy all tastes.[4]



Notes and references





  1. ^ "Médina de Tunis". Institut National du Patrimoine - Tunisie (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-16..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ http://www.commune-tunis.gov.tn/publish/content/article.asp?ID=222


  3. ^ "Médina de Tunis". Institut National du Patrimoine - Tunisie (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-16.


  4. ^ http://www.commune-tunis.gov.tn/publish/content/article.asp?ID=222










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