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Souk El Beransia

Coordinates: 36°47′47″N 10°10′14″E / 36.796480°N 10.170524°E / 36.796480; 10.170524
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36°47′47″N 10°10′14″E / 36.796480°N 10.170524°E / 36.796480; 10.170524

Metallic plaque of Souk El Beransia

Souk El Beransia (Arabic: سوق البرنسية) is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.

Location

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The souk is located in the west of Al-Zaytuna Mosque, near souk El Berka.

Products

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It is specialized in selling Burnus, a long traditional wool coat with Berber origins.[1]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Ahmed Saadaoui, Tunis, ville ottomane : trois siècles d'urbanisme et d'architecture, Tunis, Centre de publication universitaire, 2001, 538 p. (ISBN 978-9973-37-023-5), p. 390