Tripoli Markets

The pictures below were taken at Suq al Talat (Tuesday Market) and Suq el Jumaa (Friday Market) in Tripoli in 1974-76.

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Suq el Jumaa was a good place to buy a camel

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Note: The form of hobbling shown bottom right was normal. Much more cruel was the way camels were controlled on their way to and from markets. A wire was pushed through the tongue of each camel and tied to the tail of the animal in front of it.

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Charcoal processing is a hot and dirty business ...

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but the children seem to make the best of it.

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Suq al Talat was the place to buy pottery in Tripoli.

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Mustafa Gibril buying dishes

Most of the pots came from Tunisia

All of the markets sold herbs and spices.