Sousse

Sousse (Arabic سوسة, Berber: Susa) is a ceety in Tunisie. Locatit 140 km sooth o the caipital Tunis, the ceety haes 173,047 inhabitants (2004). Sousse is in the central-east o the kintra, on the Gulf o Hammamet, which is a pairt o the Mediterranean Sea. The name mey be o Berber oreegin: similar names are foond in Libie an in the sooth o Morocco (Bilād al-Sūs). The ceety is the caipital o Sousse Govrenorate wi 540,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate). Its economy is based on transport equipment, processed fuid, olive oil, textiles an tourism. It is hame tae the Université de Sousse. Sister ceeties Constantine, Algerie Braunschweig, Germany Ljubljana, Slovenie Marrakech, Morocco Van Nuys, Unitit States Quebec Ceety, Canadae İzmir, Turkey Latakia, Sirie Saunt Petersburg, Roushie Serpukhov region, Roushie