Heritage / Sousse
Ribat of Sousse
MonumentSousse
Sousse, Sousse
A square stone fort-monastery in the Sousse medina, dating from the 8th century and rebuilt by the Aghlabid emir Ziyadat Allah I around 821, when its round watchtower was added. It is one of the best preserved ribats of the North African coast.
Good to know
- Hours
- Summer 08:00-19:00; winter 08:00-17:30; Ramadan 08:00-17:00
- Ticket
- Resident 5 TND; non-resident 8 TND
- Open
- Every day
- Conveniences
- Toilets, shop
Getting there
35.8277N 10.6387E
Photographs
Sources
Photos: Bernard Gagnon (CC BY-SA 3.0), David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada (CC BY 2.0), Habib M'henni (CC BY-SA 4.0)