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Sousse or Soussa (Arabic: سوسة, IPA:) 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 .
As a coastal heritage site, Medina of Sousse is vulnerable to sea level rise.In 2022, the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report included it in the list of African cultural sites which would be threatened by flooding and coastal erosion by the end of the century, but only if climate change followed RCP 8.5, which is the scenario of high and continually increasing greenhouse gas emissions associated with ...
Sousse Governorate (Arabic: ولاية سوسة Wilāyat Sūsah pronounced; French: Gouvernorat de Sousse) is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia.It is beside the eastern coast of Tunisia in the north-east of the country and covers an area of 2,621 km 2 and has a population of 674,971 (2014 census). [2]
In the city of Sousse, the Carnival of Awussu is an annual festive and cultural event that unfolds each 24 July. It is a parade of symbolic chariots, fanfares and folk groups from Tunisia and elsewhere which takes place near the beach of Boujaafar, at the eve of the beginning of ' Awussu (The word designating the heat wave of the month of ...
Zaouiet Sousse is a town and commune in the Sousse Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2014 it had a population of 20,681. [3] It constitutes an agricultural village essentially centered on olive growing and cattle breeding. It is also a major producer of milk, transported from a collection center to the dairies of Sidi Bou Ali.
The Sous region (also spelt Sus, Suss, Souss or Sousse) (Arabic: سوس, romanized: sūs, Berber languages: ⵙⵓⵙ, romanized: sus) is a historical, cultural and geographical region of Morocco, which constitutes part of the region administration of Souss-Massa and Guelmim-Oued Noun.
The Great Mosque of Sousse (Arabic: الجامع الكبير بسوسة) is a historical mosque in the coastal city of Sousse, Tunisia. The construction dates back to 851, during the rule of the Aghlabid dynasty, vassals of the Abbasid Caliphate. It was commissioned by the ruler Abu al-‘Abbas Muhammad al-Aghlabi.
Port El Kantaoui Marina. Port El Kantaoui (Arabic: مرسى القنطاوي) is a tourist complex 10 kilometres north of Sousse city in central Tunisia.It was built in 1979 specifically as a tourist center, [1] around a large artificial harbour that provides mooring with 340 berths for luxury yachts, hosting sporting activities from water skiing to paragliding, and several golf courses.