Sousse (tun)

Sousse

Sousse ranks 1,140th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Växjö, Shrewsbury, and Montclair, New Jersey. The most famous people from Sousse are Mohamed Ghannouchi, Salvius Julianus, and Hamadi Jebali. The most famous people who died in Sousse are Hamed Karoui. Sousse has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Sousse is located in Tunisia.

Sousse, Sūsah , or Soussa, is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located 140 km (87 mi) south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 inhabitants (2014). 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. It is home to the Université de Sousse. Read more on Wikipedia