Heritage / Sousse
Great Mosque of Sousse
MonumentSousse
Sousse, Sousse
An Aghlabid mosque built in 851 at the eastern edge of the Sousse medina, close to the ribat. Its austere, fortress-like walls and arcaded courtyard make it a key example of 9th-century Ifriqiyan architecture.
Good to know
- Hours
- Summer 08:00-15:00; winter 08:00-13:00; Ramadan 08:00-15:00
- Ticket
- Resident free; non-resident 5 TND
- Notes
- Friday 08:00-12:00
Getting there
35.8269N 10.6398E
Photographs
Sources
Photos: Bernard Gagnon (CC BY-SA 3.0), Habib M'henni (CC BY-SA 3.0)