Sousse
Sign in to saveSousse, Sūsah, or Soussa (, ), is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located 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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Sousse is a city in central-eastern Tunisia with a population of about 271,000, located on the Mediterranean coast south of the capital Tunis. The city's economy centers on manufacturing (transport equipment, textiles, processed food, and olive oil), tourism, and is home to the Université de Sousse.
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- Counter-clockwise from top:Centre Ville of Sousse, aerial view of Sousse, Great Mosque of Sousse, Port El Kantaoui, El Finga, Medina of Sousse
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Article
28 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Geography
- Administration
- History
- Hadrumetum
- Medieval Susa
- Colonial Sousse
- Modern Sousse
- Cityscape
- Demography
- Public services
- Economy
- Tourism
- Transport
- Sights
- Medina
- Port Kantaoui
- Religious buildings
- Great Mosque
- Other religious sights
- Sport
- Climate
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Sousse, Sūsah, or Soussa (, ), is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located 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.
==Toponymy== Sousse and Soussa are both French spellings of the Arabic name Sūsa. The present city has also grown to include the ruins of Hadrumetum, which had many names in several languages during antiquity.