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.Photo: BishkekRocks, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Sousse Olympic Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Sirine1195, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sousse Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sousse, Tunisia.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Localities in the Area
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
- Type: Residential area
- Description: Old city of Sousse
- Categories: medina quarter and urban area
- Location: Sousse Medina, Sousse Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.8248° or 35° 49' 29" northLongitude
10.6378° or 10° 38' 16" eastElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open Location Code
8F7GRJFQ+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 27922391OpenStreetMap Feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
11904977Wikidata ID
Q608100El Medina Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- 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
- Dutch: Medina van Sousse
- Dutch: medina van Sousse
- English: Medina
- English: Medina of Sousse
- French: Medina
- French: Médina de Sousse
- French: médina de Sousse
- German: Medina von Sousse
- Hausa: Madinar Sousse, Tunisia
- Italian: Medina di Susa
- Latvian: Sūsas medīna
- Maltese: Medina ta' Sousse
- Norwegian: Medinaen i Sousse
- Norwegian Bokmål: Medinaen i Sousse
- Portuguese: Almedina de Sousse
- Portuguese: Medina de Sousse
- Russian: Медина Суса
- Spanish: Medina de Susa
- Turkish: Susa Medinesi
- Vietnamese: Medina của Sousse
Other Places Named El Medina
Localities in the Area
- Bab JdidLocality
- BAB EL CHARQUILocality
- Bab El JemaaLocality
- BAB EZZAOUIALocality
- Bab El BharLocality
Places in the Area
- Cafe el QasbaCoffeehouse
- تيزيري 13Coffeehouse
- El sofraRestaurant
- EmiraHotel
- PyramideClothing store
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page El Medina. Photo: BishkekRocks, CC BY-SA 3.0.