Sousse

Sousse
سوسة
Counter-clockwise from top:
Centre Ville of Sousse, aerial view of Sousse, Great Mosque of Sousse, Port El Kantaoui, El Finga, Medina of Sousse
Flag of Sousse
Official seal of Sousse
Nickname(s): 
"The pearl of the Sahel"
Sousse is located in Tunisia
Sousse
Sousse
Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 35°50′N 10°38′E / 35.833°N 10.633°E / 35.833; 10.633
Country Tunisia
GovernorateSousse Governorate
Delegation(s)Sousse Jawhara, Sousse Medina, Sousse Riadh, Sousse Sidi Abdelhamid
Government
 • MayorMohamed Ikbel Khaled (Independent)
Population
 (2022)
 • City314,071
 • Metro
753,670
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (CET)
Websitewww.commune-sousse.gov.tn/fr
Official nameMedina of Sousse
CriteriaCultural: (iii)(iv)(v)
Reference498bis
Inscription1988 (12th Session)
Extensions2010
Area31.68 ha (0.1223 sq mi)
Buffer zone60.99 ha (0.2355 sq mi)

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.