Sousse

Sousse سوسة
City
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 / 35.833; 10.633
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Sousse Governorate
Delegation(s)	Sousse Jawhara, Sousse Medina, Sousse Riadh, Sousse Sidi Abdelhamid
Government
• Mayor	Mohamed Ikbel Khaled (Independent)
Population  (2013)
• City	271.428
• Metro	674.971
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (CET)
Website	www.commune-sousse.gov.tn/fr
UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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.