page_title: Souk El Bchemkya
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Souk El Bchemkya / History
caption_attribution_description: This is a photo of the protected monument identified by the ID 11-90 in Tunisia.Le nouveau minaret de la Zitouna vu de la rue Sidi Ben Ziad Collection particulière Bertrand Bouret http://profburp.com
context_page_description: Souk El Bchemkya is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis. It used to be specialised in selling bechmak.
context_section_description: This souk was built by Yusuf Dey at the same time as his mosque. It is a part of his foundation made up of religious and economic buildings.
  After the disappearance of qadis and mudarris (teachers), the guild of manufacturers of bechmak is dissolved, leading to the disappearance of the souk.
caption: Old picture of the souk.
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