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Medina of Sousse

French: Médina de Sousse
The Medina of Sousse is a World Heritage site in Tunisia defined by the UNESCO in 1988 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 503 (50, 117, 170) in our monthly survey..

"Sousse was an important commercial and military port during the Aghlabid period (800–909) and is a typical example of a town dating from the first centuries of Islam. With its kasbah, ramparts, medina (with the Great Mosque), Bu Ftata Mosque and typical ribat (both a fort and a religious building), Sousse was part of a coastal defence system."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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