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Sousse

Also known as Soussa, Sūsah

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.

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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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Settlement.official_name: Sousse
Settlement.other_name: Sūsah
Settlement.nicknames: "The pearl of the Sahel"
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_caption: Counter-clockwise from top:Centre Ville of Sousse, aerial view of Sousse, Great Mosque of Sousse, Port El Kantaoui, El Finga, Medina of Sousse
Settlement.image_flag: Flag commune Sousse.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Logo commune Sousse.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Tunisia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tunisia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Sousse Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Delegation(s)
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sousse Jawhara, Sousse Medina, Sousse Riadh, Sousse Sidi Abdelhamid
Settlement.leader_title1: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name1: Mohamed Ikbel Khaled (Independent)

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Wikidata facts

Population: 173047
Area: 45
Elevation: 6
Official website: www.commune-sousse.gov.tn
Image: Sousse Kasbah.JPG

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Commons category: Sousse
postal code: 4000
nickname: جوهرة الساحل
P8168: Prana Film
P12749: Ludwig Schick

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28 sections

Contents

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

==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.