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Sousse

British

/ suːs /

noun

Ancient name: Hadrumetum. a port in E Tunisia, on the Mediterranean: founded by the Phoenicians in the 9th century _bc. Pop: 191 000 (2005 est)

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For "In a Whisper", Bouzid also delved into her own family history, filming in her late grandmother's house in the Tunisian city of Sousse.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Bilel Saadoui also worked in a hotel in Sousse and he too went on to marry an English tourist, a widowed hairdresser on holiday with her two young children.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Almostkbal TV posted pictures of a collapsed road between Sousse and Shahat, home to the Greek-founded and UNESCO-listed archaeological site Cyrene.

From Reuters • Sep. 11, 2023

By age 9, Jabeur had moved an hour away with her family to Sousse, also on the coast, and the girl was telling people she aimed to win the French Open someday.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022

Catacombs have also been recently discovered on the site of Hadrumetum near Sousse in Tunisia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

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