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The Medina of Sousse, located in Tunisia, is a popular tourist destination known for its climate, beautiful architecture, and rich history dating back to the dawn of Islamic civilization. The city features a vibrant economy based on tourism, textiles, and food production, with attractions like Port El Kantaoui and a renowned museum housing a vast collection of mosaics. Sousse's unique blend of modern and traditional elements, along with its stunning beaches, makes it an appealing location for visitors.

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The Medina of Sousse, located in Tunisia, is a popular tourist destination known for its climate, beautiful architecture, and rich history dating back to the dawn of Islamic civilization. The city features a vibrant economy based on tourism, textiles, and food production, with attractions like Port El Kantaoui and a renowned museum housing a vast collection of mosaics. Sousse's unique blend of modern and traditional elements, along with its stunning beaches, makes it an appealing location for visitors.

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The Medina of Sousse is locted in

It is easy to see why Sousse has become a the Tunisian Sahel and forms an
favourite tourist destination. It has a good outstanding archeological site. This
climate, a beautiful medina, hotels of all was primarily because of the time it
classes, good restaurants (try the fish!!!), a was built at the dawn of Islamic
stunning beach and many options for civilization, making it one of the earliest
enjoying day-trips. The northern beach is constructions after the Islamic
lined with purpose built hotels, all built in conquests in the Maghreb. It was also
the same style with a bar, restaurant and because of the location of the Medina,
swimming pool, these hotels stretch all the a site that required protection against
way to the port. piracy and plunder.
Sousse is a city in Tunisia,. Located 140 km
south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428
inhabitants. Sousse is in the central-east of the
country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which is a
part of the Mediterranean Sea. Its economy is
based on transport equipment, processed
food, olive oil, textiles, and tourism.
Port El Kantaoui is a tourist complex 10
kilometres north of Sousse city in
central Tunisia. It was built in 1979 The ribat was initially constructed by the
specifically as a tourist center around a Aghlabid ruler Ibrahim the Great in the
large artificial harbour that provides 8th century. During this time, the
mooring with 340 berths for luxury yachts, building had a modest structure. It was
hosting sporting activities from water skiing restored during the rule of Ziyadat Allah
to paragliding, and several golf courses. in 821, who ordered a major expansion
The 36-hole PGA approved championship of the fort. During the restoration, two
course makes Port El Kantaoui a popular floors, basement, and battlements were
destination for golfing. added, as well as thirty rooms for guards
to live complete with bathroom and
The architecture, although modern and
toilet. A mosque was also established on
dazzlingly white, has been modeled on the
the terrace and used by the citizens of
more traditional buildings in Tunisia,
Sousse especially during the Eid al-
complete with narrow streets and arches.
Fitr or Eid al-Adha. It is considered
The hotels that line the beachfront extend
among the first mosques built in the city,
from Sousse itself along miles of sparkling
as well as the Great Mosque of Sousse.
clean sea to the harbor of Port El Kantaoui
and to the north of the harbor.
The museum is housed in the Kasbah of
Sousse's Medina, which was founded in the
11th century .It was established in 1951. The
museum reopened its doors to the public in
2012, after the collections were rearranged
and the edifice was renovated. It contains
the second largest collection of mosaics in
the world after that of the Bardo National
Museum in the capital Tunis

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