5029 x 3773 px | 42,6 x 31,9 cm | 16,8 x 12,6 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
26 dicembre 2009
Ubicazione:
Aswan Souk or Market in the South of Egypt.
Altre informazioni:
Aswan is a city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the Aswan Governorate. Aswan is the ancient city of Swenet, which in antiquity was the frontier town of Ancient Egypt to the south. Swenet is supposed to have derived its name from an Egyptian goddess with the same name. The ancient name of the city also is said to be derived from the Egyptian symbol for trade.It stands on the east bank of the Nile at the first cataract and is a busy market and tourist centre. The modern city has expanded and includes the formerly separate community on the island of Elephantine. Aswan is one of the driest inhabited places in the world. In Nubian settlements, they generally do not bother to roof all of the rooms in their houses.A souk is a commercial quarter in an Arab city. The term is often used to designate the market in any Arab or Muslim city. It also refers to the weekly market in some smaller towns where neutrality from tribal conflicts would be declared to permit the exchange of surplus goods. Souks were held outside of cities in the location where a caravan loaded with goods would stop and merchants would display their goods for sale. At one time, souks were more than just a market to buy and sell goods; they were also major festivals and many cultural and social activities took place in them. In a souk, the final price of an item is reached by bargaining with the shopkeeper. Traders of a given commodity would all sell in the same souk, thus ensuring a competitive market.
