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Sousse
سوسة
City
Counter-clockwise from top:
Centre Ville of Sousse, aerial view of Sousse, Great Mosque of Sousse, Port El Kantaoui, El Finga, Medina of Sousse
Flag of Sousse
Official seal of Sousse
Nickname(s): 
"The pearl of the Sahel"
Sousse is located in Tunisia
Sousse
Sousse
Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 35°50′N 10°38′E / 35.833°N 10.633°E / 35.833; 10.633
CountrySousse Tunisia
GovernorateSousse Governorate
Delegation(s)Sousse Jawhara, Sousse Medina, Sousse Riadh, Sousse Sidi Abdelhamid
Government
 • MayorMohamed Ikbel Khaled (Independent)
Population
 (2013)
 • City271.428
 • Metro
674.971
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (CET)
Websitewww.commune-sousse.gov.tn/fr
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official nameMedina of Sousse
CriteriaCultural: (iii)(iv)(v)
Reference498bis
Inscription1988 (12th Session)
Extensions2010
Area31.68 ha (0.1223 sq mi)
Buffer zone60.99 ha (0.2355 sq mi)

Sousse or Soussa (Arabic: سوسة, IPA: [ˈsuːsa]) is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located 140 km (87 mi) south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 inhabitants (2014). Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. Its economy is based on transport equipment, processed food, olive oil, textiles, and tourism. It is home to the Université de Sousse.

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tourist resort at Port El Kantaoui, about 10 kilometres north of the city of Sousse, Tunisia. Thirty-eight people, 30 of whom were British, were killed when...

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Medina of Sousse

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Hammam Sousse

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Zaouiet Sousse

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Sousse Governorate

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Sousse Governorate (Arabic: ولاية سوسة Wilāyat Sūsah pronounced [ˈsuː.sə]; French: Gouvernorat de Sousse) is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces)...

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Faculty of Medicine of Sousse

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Kether Torah Synagogue of Sousse

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(Hebrew: כתר תורה) is a Jewish Synagogue in the Tunisian city of Sousse. The city of Sousse has had a large Tunisian Jewish community dating back to the Punic...

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1994 African Cup of Nations

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Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jamal Al-Sharif (Syria) 29 March 1994 Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse Attendance: 6,000...

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Great Mosque of Sousse

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Sahel Metro

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The line's stations are, working southwards: Sousse - Bab Jadid Sousse - Mohamed V Sousse South Sousse Industrial Zone Sahline Sahline Sebkha Hotels...

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National Engineering School of Sousse

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School of Sousse (Arabic: المدرسة الوطنية للمهندسين بسوسة) or ENISo, is a Tunisian engineering national school based in the city of Sousse located in...

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Stade Olympique de Sousse

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Sousse Airfield

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Hadrumetum Punic inscriptions

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Dar Essid Museum

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in the medina of Sousse, Tunisia. The edifice belonged to a family of aristocrats. The museum retraces the daily city life in Sousse in the 18th and 19th...

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Sousse Archaeological Museum

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The Sousse Archaeological Museum (Tunisian Arabic: المتحف الأثري بسوسة) is an archaeological museum located in Sousse, Sousse Governorate, Tunisia. The...

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Tunisia

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people at the Bardo National Museum, and later killing 38 people at the Sousse beachfront. Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi renewed the state of emergency...

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Sousse Indoor Sports Hall

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1977 FIFA World Youth Championship

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hosted by Tunisia from 27 June to 10 July 1977, in three venues — Tunis, Sousse and Sfax. The 28 matches played were the smallest number in tournament history...

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Delegations of Tunisia

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Islamic State

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2004 African Cup of Nations

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Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso) 25 January 2004 19:00 Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin) 29 January 2004 16:30...

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Ichraf Saied

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