Medinas capture the unique historical characters and social patterns of cities in North Africa and southwest Asia. labyrinths of winding alleys and many kinds of souks are typical features. what are souks?

A souk is a market or market place in the Arab world. It is a tradition that people or buyers in the souk must bargain with the shopkeepers before buying any goods. These kinds of market places are found mostly in the Middle East countries and Africa. It is an open air market mostly. Previously souks were generally opened outside the main city where the travelling caravans stopped to collect their necessary things like food. Souks also became part of major festivals later on.