Sousse
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This article is about a city in Tunisia. For other uses, see Sousa (disambiguation).
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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Sousse
سوسة | |
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Nickname(s): "The pearl of the Sahel" | |
Coordinates: 35°50′N 10°38′E | |
Country | Tunisia |
Governorate | Sousse Governorate |
Delegation(s) | Sousse Jawhara, Sousse Medina, Sousse Riadh, Sousse Sidi Abdelhamid |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mohamed Ikbel Khaled (Independent) |
Population (2013) | |
• City | 271.428 |
• Metro | 674.971 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (CET) |
Website | www |
Official name | Medina of Sousse |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii)(iv)(v) |
Reference | 498bis |
Inscription | 1988 (12th Session) |
Extensions | 2010 |
Area | 31.68 ha (0.1223 sq mi) |
Buffer zone | 60.99 ha (0.2355 sq mi) |
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