Essofra
Essofra is a historical site in Sousse Governorate, Tunisia. Essofra is situated nearby to the residential area El Medina, as well as near Sousse Archeological Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sousse Archeological Museum and El Medina.
Sousse Archeological Museum
Museum
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The Sousse Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum located in Sousse, Sousse Governorate, Tunisia. Sousse Archeological Museum is situated 230 metres southwest of Essofra.
El Medina
Residential area
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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.
Bab El Gharbi
City gate
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Bab El Gharbi is a city gate, which is situated 250 metres west of Essofra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sousse and Port El Kantaoui.
Sousse
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Sousse is one of the older cities in Tunisia, possessing an authentic medina, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Port El Kantaoui
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Port El Kantaoui is a tourist complex 10 kilometres north of Sousse city in central Tunisia. It was built in 1979 specifically as a tourist center, around a large artificial harbour that provides mooring with 340 berths for luxury yachts, hosting sporting activities from water skiing to paragliding, and several golf courses.
Essofra
- Type: Historical site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Sousse Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.8244° or 35° 49′ 28″ northLongitude
10.63756° or 10° 38′ 15″ eastElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
8F7GRJFQ+Q2GeoNames ID
12195293
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“Essofra” goes by many names.
- French: “Essofra”
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