Visitor of Houmt Souq can easily identify the main features of the style of architecture and decoration which highlights a great part of the history of the region. The exterior part of the city is accentuated by the fortress architecture since the city was once surrounded with fortresses and defensive battlements for protecting it from any naval attack.
Jerba Houses has also a very distinguishing feature is the domed rooftops which was used to channel the rainwater to the lower ground providing both water supply and cool foundation. Additionally, all the houses were colored in white for deflecting light in summer.
Concerning the religious constructions including mosques, Zaweyas and so, they are also designed on a military architectural style with mud or stone walls, white walls with simple decorations and sometimes without. The typical example for this architectural style is the Mosque of the Strangers and Mosque of the Turks in Houmt Souq.