Medina of Sousse World Heritage Site

Official name

Medina of Sousse | UNESCO

Country

Tunisia | Map

Continent

Africa

Location

Gouvernorat de Sousse
35.8277° Lat, 10.6386° Lon | Map

Code

498

Time Zone

Africa/Tunis (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1988. Sousse was an important commercial and military port during the Aghlabid period (800–909) and is a typical example of a town dating from the first centuries of Islam. With its kasbah, ramparts, medina (with the Great Mosque), Bu Ftata Mosque and typical ribat (both a fort and a religious building), Sousse was part of a coastal defence system.