Houmt souk

Houmt Souk town is the capital of Djerba Island in Tunisia. The name of Houmt Souk can be literally translated as “market neighborhood”. Souk is a traditional Tunisian market, where you can buy almost everything you can imagine. The population of Houmt Souk is about 45,000 people, but during the tourist season it rises dramatically. Houmt Souk is located just 20km from Ajim and also near the ancient Roman road. The city was founded by the Romans and was called Gerba.

Houmt Souk’s economy is based on tourism. Tourism is a key sector of the city that brings large amounts of money. Other important sectors of Houmt Souk are trade, which is carried out mainly at the local souks. There are markets that specialize in selling of cattle, fish, fruits and vegetables, herbs and spices, goldsmiths, antiques, iron and others. Usually there is only one special market day, when there are a lot of merchants with a great diversity of goods. Houmt Souk has two market days, so you can buy twice more!

As Tunisia is a popular tourist destination it provides tourists with many accommodation opportunities. And Houmt Souk is not an exception. You can always book a room in the Tunisian hotel online. There a lot of luxurious hotels as Hasdrubal Thalassa & Spa Djerba, La Kasbah, Cesar Thalasso, Hotel Jugurtha Palace and many others. The hotels of Houmt Souk can offer its visitors all the possible services and the hotel staff of the highest level. The rooms are well equipped and at the hotel you can use pools, spas, sport centers and other services.

Apart from the markets in Houmt Souk you can also visit its famous Aghlabid fortress as well as the museums. As Tunisia is a Muslim country mosques in Houmt Souk can be seen practically everywhere. It is very interesting to visit all these places and bring to the home positive emotions.