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Medina of Sousse

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Tunisia
Date of Inscription: 1988
Criteria: (iii)(iv)(v)
Gouvernorat de Sousse
N35 49 40.0 E10 38 19.0
Ref: 498

Brief Description

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.

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