Sousse
سوسة | |
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.jpg)     .jpg) Counter-clockwise from top: Centre Ville of Sousse, aerial view of Sousse, Great Mosque of Sousse, Port El Kantaoui, El Finga, Medina of Sousse | |
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| Nickname(s): "The pearl of the Sahel" | |
  Sousse Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates: 35°50′N 10°38′E / 35.833°N 10.633°E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Sousse Governorate |
| Delegation(s) | Sousse Jawhara, Sousse Medina, Sousse Riadh, Sousse Sidi Abdelhamid |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mohamed Ikbel Khaled (Independent) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • City | 314,071 |
| • Metro | 753,670 |
| 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) |
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.