Sousse

Description

Wide view of Sousse, a city in Tunisia and the capital of the Sousse Governorate. "Sousse was an important commercial and military port during the Aghlabid period (800–909) and is a typical example of a town dating from the first centuries of Islam. With its kasbah, ramparts, medina (with the Great Mosque), Bu Ftata Mosque and typical ribat (both a fort and a religious building), Sousse was part of a coastal defence system."

References

"Medina of Sousse." UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Accessed January 23, 2018. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/498 .

Image Notes

Photograph created 1963. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly cataloged as B.04.025. Notes written on the slide or index: Sousse.

Curator Notes

Legacy Subcollection: "D: Sousse"

Identifier D.025
Collection D: North Africa
Location Sousse, Tunisia
Year 1963
Batch Stamp SEP 63
Written Date 1963
Printed Date September, 1963
Slide Notes Sousse
Index Notes Sousse