Sousse - Place Farhat Hached

The hub of Sousse's traffic is Place Farhat Hached, immediately northeast of the Medina, from which the principal streets radiate. To the north is the new town, with Avenue Habib Bourguiba, lined with shops, banks and offices, and its continuation along the seafront, Boulevard Hedi Chaker. Southeast of Place Farhat Hached lies the harbor. At the southwest corner of Place Farhat Hached there formerly stood Bab el Bahr, the Sea Gate. This was originally the entrance to an inner Harbor which silted up in the 16th century, or perhaps earlier. A fort was built on the site in the 18th century, but since the destruction caused during the Second World War there is a great gap in the walls of the Medina, through which it is now entered.