El Medina
The Medina of Sousse is a Medina quarter in Sousse, Governorate of Sousse, Tunisia. Designated by the UNESCO a World Heritage Site in 1988, it is a typical example of the architecture of the early centuries of Islam in Maghreb.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Residential area
- Description: Old city of Sousse
- Also known as: “Medina” and “Medina of Sousse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sousse Olympic Stadium and Sousse Archeological Museum.
Sousse Olympic Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Sayada1925, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sousse Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sousse, Tunisia. It is used by the football team Étoile du Sahel, and was used for the 2004 African Cup of Nations.
Sousse Archeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Yamen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sousse Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum located in Sousse, Sousse Governorate, Tunisia.
Faculty of Medicine of Sousse
University
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The Faculty of Medicine of Sousse or FMS, is a Tunisian university establishment created according to the law N°74-83 of December 11, 1974. Part of the University of Sousse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sousse.
Sousse
Photo: Newworldltd, Public domain.
Sousse is one of the older cities in Tunisia, possessing an authentic medina, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
El Medina
- Categories: medina quarter and urban area
- Location: Sousse Medina, Sousse Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.8249° or 35° 49′ 30″ northLongitude
10.6378° or 10° 38′ 16″ eastElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
8F7GRJFQ+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 27922391OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yoruba—“El Medina” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المدينة”
- Arabic: “مدينة سوسة العتيقة”
- Asturian: “Medina de Susa”
- Basque: “Susako medina”
- Chinese: “蘇塞的阿拉伯老城”
- Chinese: “蘇塞舊城區”
- Chinese: “蘇塞麥地那”
- Dagbani: “Medina of Sousse”
- Dutch: “medina van Sousse”
- Dutch: “Medina van Sousse”
- French: “médina de Sousse”
- French: “Médina de Sousse”
- French: “Medina”
- German: “Medina von Sousse”
- Hausa: “Madinar Sousse, Tunisia”
- Italian: “Medina di Susa”
- Latvian: “Sūsas medīna”
- Maltese: “Medina ta‘ Sousse”
- Maltese: “Medina ta’ Sousse”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Medinaen i Sousse”
- Norwegian: “Medinaen i Sousse”
- Persian: “مدینه سوسه”
- Portuguese: “Almedina de Sousse”
- Portuguese: “Medina de Sousse”
- Russian: “Медина Суса”
- Spanish: “Medina de Susa”
- Turkish: “Susa Medinesi”
- Vietnamese: “Medina của Sousse”
- Yoruba: “Medina of Sousse”
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