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Ramsar Sites In Tunisia
The number of Ramsar sites in Tunisia is 42 in 2022, corresponding in total to 844,685 hectares of land coverage. Below is a list of these sites. Tunisia started to take part in the Ramsar Convention in 1981 and has many Wetlands of significant size, such as the Chott el Jerid and Ichkeul Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage Center. References External links * Official Location of all Ramsar Sites in Tunisia * Another Map of Ramsar sites in Tunisia with short summary of specificities {{Cite web , title=Carte des Sites Ramsar en Tunisie , url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1T1LTx6Bcdj6LVntka7BgYEhBUOs&hl=en_US , access-date=2022-11-25 , website=Google My Maps Ramsar sites in Tunisia Lists of Ramsar sites, Tunisia Tunisia geography-related lists, Ramsar sites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tente De Sel
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Kairouan Governorate
Kairouan Governorate ( '; ) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is landlocked and in the centre-east of the country. It covers an area of 6,712 km2 and has a population of 600,803 (2024 census). The capital is Kairouan. Lowland parts of the province are semi-arid, experiencing in most years light rains in the winter months and scant rainfall in other months but higher parts attract relief precipitation in and around the Djebel Zhagdoud and a large part of the Djebel Serj national parks, in the north-east of the province which are geologically outcrops of the Dorsal Atlas mountains in the province to the north. Administrative divisions The Kairouan Governorate is divided into eleven ''delegations'' (''mutamadiyat''), listed below with their populations at the 2004 and 2014 Censuses, and further sub-divided into sectors (''imada''). Twelve municipalities are included within Kairouan Governorate: Nature reserves * Aïn Chrichira Governors A histori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boughrara
Boughrara () is a coastal town in central-eastern Tunisia. It is located at around . During the Roman occupation of North Africa North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region. However, it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of t ..., Boughrara was known as Gigthis. File:Golfboughrara.jpg, Golf of Boughrara File:Port boughrara.jpg, Port boughrara. File:Djerba, Lac Bibane.jpg, Boughrara from space File:Les thermes-palestre (Boughrara) 14.jpg , ruins at Boughrara See also * Gigthi Populated places in Medenine Governorate Populated coastal places in Tunisia {{Tunisia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bizerte Governorate
Bizerte Governorate ( ' ; ) is the northernmost of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is in northern Tunisia, approximately rectangular and having a long north coast. It covers an area of 3,750 km2 including two large lakes, one coastal hence saline and one freshwater being the World Heritage Site, Ichkeul lake. It had a population of 607,388 (2024). The capital is Bizerte which stands principally on inlet between Bizerte lake and the Mediterranean. The offshore Galite Islands are part of the governorate, as are the ruins of the ancient city of Utica. Geography The governorate is centered from the capital and borders the governorates of Ariana, Béja and Manouba. The average temperature is 22.75 °C and annual rainfall is 300-800 millimeters. Administrative divisions Administratively, the governorate is divided into fourteen delegations (''mutamadiyat''), thirteen municipalities, seven rural councils, and 102 sectors (''imadas''). The delegations and their p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sfax Governorate
Sfax ( '; ) is one of the governorates of Tunisia. The governorate has a population of 1,047,468 (2024) and an area of 7,545 km2. Its capital is Sfax. It is along the east coast of Tunisia, and includes the Kerkennah Islands. Administrative divisions The following sixteen municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ... are located in Sfax Governorate: The largest airport in the region is the Sfax–Thyna International Airport. The area code for telephoning to the Sfax governorate is 30.Graham RhinTunisia Global Sourcebook for International Data Management at grcdi.nl References {{Authority control Governorates of Tunisia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariana Governorate
Ariana Governorate ( ' ; ) is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is in northern Tunisia, approximately triangular, having as one of its sides part of the Gulf of Tunis, it covers an area of 482 km2 and has a population of 668,552 (2024 census). The capital is Ariana (tunisian city), Ariana. Geography The governorate borders the governorates of Tunis Governorate, Tunis, Bizerte Governorate, Bizerte and Manouba Governorate, Manouba. The average temperature is 18.7 °C, and annual rainfall is 450 millimeters. Administrative divisions Administratively, the governorate is divided into seven Delegations of Tunisia, delegations (''mutamadiyat''), six municipalities, four rural councils, and 42 sectors (''imadas''). The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses, are listed below: The following six Municipalities of Tunisia, municipalities are located in Ariana Governorate: Politics Governors * Ahmed Ben Jemiaâ (March 1983-July 1984) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunis Governorate
Tunis Governorate ( ' ; ) is the smallest and most populated of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It covers an urban and suburban area on the Gulf of Tunis on the north-east coast covering and has a population of 1,075,306 (2024 census) with some agriculture and amenity land including parts of national parks. Its capital is that of the country, Tunis. Physical geography and economy The Tunis Governorate is the largest industrial center in the country. Opening on the Mediterranean Sea, the governorate has a Mediterranean climate with annual rainfall reaching 470 mm. The area tapers towards the port and forms a narrow alluvial belt stretching westward, a distance of approximately 20 km2, taking in much farmland and two small freshwater lakes. The Medjerda River rising in Algeria has its much-diverted mouths in this area and its natural mouth would have discharged into the saltwater harbour around which neighbouring provinces have quarters of the ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Of Tunis
The Lake of Tunis ( ''Buḥayra Tūnis''; ) is a natural lagoon located between the Tunisian capital city of Tunis and the Gulf of Tunis (Mediterranean Sea). The lake covers a total of 37 square kilometres, in contrast to its size its depth is very shallow. It was once the natural harbour of Tunis. History The Tunis-Carthage connection was very important to the Romans, as it meant control over the fertile hinterland. The Romans therefore built a dam through the lake. The dam is used today as an expressway for automobiles and railway connecting Tunis to the harbour, La Goulette, and the coastal cities of Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, and La Marsa La Marsa ( ') is a coastal city located in the northeastern part of Tunisia, situated along the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Tunis Governorate and has a population of around 100,000 people. The city is known for its beaches, upscale resid .... The northern lake includes the island of Chikly, once home to a Spanish strongh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kebili Governorate
Kebili Governorate (, ; ) is the second largest of the 24 governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is situated in south-western Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of and had a population of 156,961 at the 2014 census. The capital is Kebili. Geography Kebili climate is very difficult in winter (very cold at night) and in summer (high temperature). The region is very nice to visit in spring and in the end of autumn. Kebili contains a significant part of Tunisia's largest salt pan, which is known as[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tozeur Governorate
Tozeur ( ') is the westernmost of the 24 governorates (provinces) of Tunisia and as such bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 4,719 km2 and has a population of 107,912 (2014 census) making it the least populated province. The capital is Tozeur. __NOTOC__ Geography The area is of low elevation, particularly its two large dry lakes occupying approximately 45% of its area. These are about a third of the Chott el Djerid, the country's largest inland body of water/salt pan and the Chott el Rhasa which has a small portion in Algeria. The lowest point is the bottom of the latter, 23 m below mean sea level. Tozeur and its airstrip are in the quite narrow strip of land between the two pans. Elevations reach above 200 m in the north east extreme being otherwise below 100 m. The uplands to the north attract variable winter and early spring relief precipitation and little other rain. The area exhibits a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
