Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Medina of Sousse' has mentioned 'Sousse' in the following places:
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| Medina of SousseThe Medina, insideLocationSousse, Governorate of Sousse, TunisiaCoordinates35xc2xb049xe2x80xb240xe2x80xb3N 10xc2xb038xe2x80xb219xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf35.82778xc2xb0N 10.63861xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 35.82778; 10.63861Coordinates: 35xc2xb049xe2x80xb240xe2x80xb3N 10xc2xb038xe2x80xb219xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf35.82778xc2xb0N 10.63861xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 35.82778; 10.63861BuiltEarly centuries of IslamArchitectural style(s)Islamic UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficial nameMedina of SousseTypeCulturalCriteriaiii, iv, vDesignated1988 (12th session)Referencexc2xa0no. | WIKI |
| The Medina of Sousse is a Medina quarter in Sousse, Governorate of Sousse, Tunisia. | WIKI |
| It encompasses a Kasbah, fortifications and the Great Mosque of Sousse. | WIKI |
| The Medina today houses the Archaeological Museum of Sousse. | WIKI |
| The Medina of Sousse is located in the Tunisian Sahel and forms an outstanding archeological site. | WIKI |
| Tower of the Medina of Sousse Wall of the Medina Medina of Sousse Sign of UNESCO World Heritage Walls of the Medina of Sousse One of the gates of the Medina Mosque of the Medina of Sousse Ribat of the Medina of Sousse | WIKI |
| Located in the Tunisian Sahel, the Medina of Sousse constitutes a harmonious archaeological complex that reflects Arabo-Muslim urbanism applied to a coastal town exposed through its history to piracy and dangers from the sea. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iii):xc2xa0With the Ribat, the Kasbah, ramparts, Bou Ftata Mosque and the Great Mosque, the Medina of Sousse bears exceptional witness to the civilization of the first centuries of the Hegira. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): The most ancient and best conserved of all, the Ribat of Sousse, is an outstanding example of this type of construction, with its rectangular enclosure flanked with towers and turrets, pierced with a single gate on the south, an inner courtyard rising over two levels with thirty-five cells opening onto it, a mosque on the southern side of the first storey, with its south-east facing tower, added in 821, serving as both a minaret and watch tower, from where signals from the Ribat could be transmitted to Monastir. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (v): The Medina of Sousse constitutes an outstanding example of Arabo-Muslim and Mediterranean architecture that reflects a particular traditional way of life. | UNESCO |
| The historic urban ensemble of the town of Sousse has conserved, without major alteration, its urban fabric with its spatial morphology and its monumental, architectural and architectonic components. | UNESCO |
| The Medina of Sousse benefits from three levels of national protection including a local and municipal protection system. | UNESCO |
| ), the property is protected by Law 35-1994 concerning the protection of archaeological and historic heritage and traditional arts, by the Law concerning urban town planning and by the Municipal Order concerning construction permits inside the Medina of Sousse. | UNESCO |