Ribat is a monastery-fortress used to defend the coast from Christian attack. The Ribat was finally completed in 821 during the reign of the Aglabids.
read moreThe most famous landmark of Sousse is the Grand Mosque. It was erected in 850-851 by Emir Abul Abbaz Mohammed of the Aglabid dynasty. The building was built similar to the Cairoan mosque of Sidi Okba. The courtyard and galleries of the mosque were... read more
Not far from the city centre, the ancient catacombs are open to visitors. Their underground passages are more than five kilometres long and consist of 250 intersecting underground galleries. Christian burials from the 2nd-4th centuries have been p... read more
El Grib Synagogue is an important Jewish holy site. This synagogue is considered to be the oldest in Africa and one of the oldest surviving synagogues in the whole world. It is over two thousand years old. According to oral tradition, it was found... read more
