Medina of Sousse

World Heritage

Tunisia

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An important commercial and military port during the Aghlabid period (800-909), Sousse is typical of towns from the first centuries of Islam. Sousse has a castle, walls, a medina (the Great Mosque), the Boufta Tower Mosque, and a typical ribat (a fortress and a religious building) that formed part of the coastal defense system.