Sousse Governorate

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Country Tunisia Capital Sousse Time zone CET (UTC+01) Area 2,669 km² ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:TN		Created June 21, 1956 Area rank Ranked 19th of 24 Postal prefix xx Population 674,971 (2014)

Clubs and Teams Étoile Sportive du Sahel, CS M'saken, Étoile Sportive du Sahel V.C. Points of interest Sousse Archaeological Museum, Port El Kantaoui, Carthageland, Acqua Palace, Medina of Sousse - Tunisia Colleges and Universities University of Sousse, École supérieure des scien, Private University of Sousse

Sousse Governorate (Arabic: ولاية سوسة‎‎ Wilāyat Sūsah [ˈsuː.sæ]) is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is beside the eastern coast of Tunisia in the north-east of the country and covers an area of 2,621 km² and has a population of 674,971 (2014 census). The capital is Sousse.

Map of Sousse, Tunisia

Geography

The area compasses most of the broad eastern coastal plain (which has a hot Mediterranean climate) featuring salt and fresh water lakes, fed by winter rains. A narrow strip of forest, the Foret Nationale de Tunisie, adjoins part of the beach swathe between Sousse and Hammamet to the far north, the beach forming most of the coastline. These cities are on the Gulf of Hammamet which is a gently-curved bay. The largest lake is the Sebkhet de Sidi El Hani which is shared with two other areas but is mostly in the Sousse Governorate.

Elevations are pronounced in the second national park in the area, which is mainly in Nabeul Governorate, is on all of the seaward sides of Hammam Bent Djadidi adjoining the northern border.

Transport

Linked by the widest road in the country and railways to Tunis, the area has roads and railways leading further into the country and towards Libya as well as an airport beside the main port city of Sousse, Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport which is beyond its short eastern border in much smaller Monastir Governorate.