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Discover this beautiful tradition in the Old City of Tunis

In the Old city of Tunis, puppets silently stand guard... Take a journey through the marketplace, and discover the tale of the Karakuz...

Traditional Tunisian puppets stand guard at the entrance of the Old City of Tunis Tunisia, 24 October 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]

These puppets are called 'Karakuz', and dates back to the Ottoman Era -meaning 'Shadow Theatre' Traditional Tunisian puppets stand guard at the entrance of the Old City of Tunis Tunisia, 24 October 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]

These puppets are called ‘Karakuz’, and dates back to the Ottoman Era -meaning ‘Shadow Theatre’ [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]

A Karakuz watches over the Old City of Tunis [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]

This one watches over the marketplace These puppets are called 'Karakuz', and dates back to the Ottoman Era -meaning 'Shadow Theatre' Traditional Tunisian puppets stand guard at the entrance of the Old City of Tunis Tunisia, 24 October 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]

This one watches over the marketplace [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]

This soldier hangs in front of a shop that sells an array of beautiful plates and masks [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]

This market stall sells traditional Tunisian clothing [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]

These 4 Karakuz guard a gate in Tunis Old City [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]

Shadow puppetry was introduced to Tunisia by the Ottomans in the 16th century [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]

Short performances with the Karakuz puppets were held in shops [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]

This artwork depicts the Karakuz puppets [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]

A man holds up the delicate paper Karakuz, used for ‘shadow puppetry’ [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]

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