Soussa

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Soussa is an alternative name for Sousse, a major historic port city on Tunisia’s eastern Mediterranean coast known for its medina and tourism.

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Soussa canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
port city
alternativeNameOf Sousse
climate hot-summer Mediterranean climate
continent Africa
country Tunisia
foundedBy Phoenicians
foundedInCentury 9th century BC
hasAirportAccess Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport
hasFeature historic medina
port
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (Medina of Sousse)
hasLandmark Great Mosque of Sousse
Kasbah of Sousse
Ribat of Sousse
Sousse Archaeological Museum
hasPortType commercial port
tourist port
heritageDesignationAppliesTo Medina of Sousse
historicalEra Byzantine period
Carthaginian period
linked to: Punic period

Islamic period
Phoenician period
Roman period
linked to: Roman Antiquity
historicalName Hadrumetum
Hadrumetum (Carthaginian era)
linked to: Hadrumetum

Hadrumetum (Roman era)
linked to: Hadrumetum

Susa
isCapitalOf Sousse Governorate
knownFor beaches
historic architecture
tourism
languageUsed Arabic
French
Tunisian Arabic
linked to: Maghrebi Arabic
locatedIn eastern coast of Tunisia
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
nearbyCity Monastir
Tunis
partOf Maghreb
primaryEconomicSector commerce
fishing
tourism
region Sousse Governorate
religionMajority Islam
timeZone Central European Time
transport rail connections to Tunis and Sfax
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1988
UTCOffset +1

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Sousse alternativeName Soussa