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 719 (825, 578) 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."
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(iii)(iv)(v)

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