Sounine

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Sounine
Sounine (Tunisia )
Sounine
Sounine
Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 37°12′N 10°10′E / 37.2, 10.167
Country Tunisia
Governorate Bizerte Governorate
Population (2004)
 - Total 2,000 (est)
Time zone CET (UTC1)

Sounine is a village located in the Northern part of Tunisia, 60 km from the capital, Tunis and 30 km from Bizerte. The village is split in two main parts, namely, Sounine village and Sounine plage (the beach).

The coastline
The coastline

Sounine plage is characterized by a sea side with rocks. However, people can easily reach a sand beach by walking 20 minutes along the coast. The sand beach has been nicknamed Acapulco as it really look like its sister beach which is located in the west coast of Mexico.