on the gulf of Hammamet. With its 84 000 inhabitants, it is the site of the Governorate. The downtown area comprises numerous historical monuments being a very busy port in the 8th century . In addition to cultural monuments, Sousse is a fine place of rest and leisure and a very nice touristic town. Here are the the sites to be visited: | >The Casbah >The Great Mosque built in the 9th century >The Ribat: an Islamic fortress of the 8th century which overlooks the sea and allows observation very far away of the approach of ennemy fleets > An archeological museum > The Catacombs |