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State |
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Year
Taken |
| Tunisia |
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Sousse |
Medina |
Great Mosque |
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Turret on the corner. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Sousse |
Medina |
Great Mosque |
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The Great Mosque was built in 851 and has no minarets. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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|
Sousse |
Medina |
Great Mosque |
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The outer walls. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Great Mosque |
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The vaulted interior. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
|
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Narrow lanes with tiles. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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|
Sousse |
Medina |
Dar Essid |
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The entrance of Dar Essid has both Christian and Islamic motifs. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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|
Sousse |
Medina |
Dar Essid |
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Dar Essid is a mechant's house dating from 928. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Dar Essid |
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The reception area for visitors. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Dar Essid |
 |
The second wife's bedroom. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Dar Essid |
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The tiles are from Andalusia. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Dar Essid |
 |
The children's bedroom. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Dar Essid |
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The interior of the second wife's bedroom. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Dar Essid |
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The first wife's bedroom. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Dar Essid |
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The first wife's bedroom is the most ornate. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Dar Essid |
 |
The kitchen. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Dar Essid |
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Lamp with copulating couple. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
|
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The 17th century Zaouia Zakkak, and octagonal Ottoman minaret. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Souk Ar-Ribba |
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The Souk Ar-Ribba is the main covered bazaar in Sousse. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Souk Ar-Ribba |
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The bazaar is vaulted. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Souk Ar-Ribba |
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Spices. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
|
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Steps ascending to the Kasbah. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Kasbah |
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The walls of the 11th century kasbah which is within the medina. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Kasbah |
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The Kasbah has a museum famous for its mosaics. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Kasbah |
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Mosaic of Medusa. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Kasbah |
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Birds and plants. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Kasbah |
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The Triumph of Bacchus is a mosaic showing the god of wine on a chariot with wild animals. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Kasbah |
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Mosaic of birds and flowers. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Kasbah |
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Mythological figure. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Kasbah |
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Posidon - Neptune. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Kasbah |
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Sealife. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Medina |
Kasbah |
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Phoenician artefacts from 400 BCE. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
|
|
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The medina and the modern city. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Souk Ehad |
|
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Woman in the Souk Ehad market in the modern part of the city. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Souk Ehad |
|
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Shoppers. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Sousse |
Souk Ehad |
|
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Women walking. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
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Mahdia |
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|
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Madhia is a port city founded by the Fatimids. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
|
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The port was founded in 916. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
|
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The founder of the Fatemids was Obeid Allah who was known as El-Mahdi. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
|
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During the 14th century, Mahdia was the wealthiest city on the North African coast. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
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Mahdia |
|
|
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The Fatimids set off from this narrow peninsula to conquer Egypt. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
|
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The Skifa el-Kahla is a fortified gate in Mahdia leading to the medina. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
|
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The entrance to the medina. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
|
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Cafe. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
|
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The medina is very picturesque. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
|
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Decorated doorways. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
Mustapha Hamza Mosque |
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A small square overlooked by the octagonal minaret of the Mustapha Hamza Mosque. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
Mustapha Hamza Mosque |
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The mosque dates from 1772. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
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Mahdia |
Medina |
|
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The streets of the medina are whitewashed and paved. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
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Mahdia |
Medina |
|
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Taking French bread home. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
|
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Narrow streets in the medina. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
Great Mosque |
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The Great Mosque was built by Obeid Allah, the Shia founder of the Fatimids. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
Great Mosque |
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The entrance. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
Great Mosque |
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The mosque was destroyed by the Spanish in 1554. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
Great Mosque |
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The original mosque dates from 921. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
|
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Doorway in the old city. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
|
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Minaret. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
|
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The main square is shaded and has many cafes. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
|
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Whitewashed houses. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
Medina |
|
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Rooftops over the medina. The Borj El-Kebir (fort) is at the end of the peninsula. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
Borj El-Kebir |
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The Borj El-Kebir is a 16th century fort. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
Borj El-Kebir |
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The fort is very well preserved. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
Borj El-Kebir |
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The fort is set by the sea on the highest point of Mahdia. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
Borj El-Kebir |
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The walls and a cemetary. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
Borj El-Kebir |
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The fort is simple and dates from the 16th century. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
Borj El-Kebir |
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The interior. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
Borj El-Kebir |
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View of the sea. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
Borj El-Kebir |
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Watchtower. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
Borj El-Kebir |
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Barracks. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
Borj El-Kebir |
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View over the marina and cemetary. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
Museum |
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The museum features artefacts from North Africa. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
Museum |
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Phonoecian lamp. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
Museum |
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Berber ornaments. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
|
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The medina. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
|
|
Mahdia |
|
|
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The port. |
2004 |
were added from 11 December 2021.