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Designations
Ramsar Wetland
Official name
Complexe Lac de Tunis
Designated
23 January 2013
Reference no.
2096[1]
Satellite picture of TunisLake of Tunis
The Lake of Tunis (Arabic: بحيرة تونسBuḥayra Tūnis; French: Lac de Tunis) 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.
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Tunis (Arabic: تونس Tūnis) is the capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area ofTunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has...
The Battle ofLakeTunis was a series of engagements of the Third Punic War fought in 149 BC between the Carthaginians and the Roman Republic. Roman consuls...
eastern side of the LakeofTunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most...
TunisLake is a private small reservoir located south-southeast of the hamlet of Bovina Center in Delaware County, New York. TunisLake drains southwest...
before emptying into the Gulf ofTunis and LakeofTunis. With a length of 450 km (280 mi), it is the longest river of Tunisia. It is also known as the...
also known as the Regency ofTunis, refers to the Ottoman presence in Ifriqiya from the 16th to 19th centuries, when Tunis was officially integrated into...
in North Africa located on the eastern side of the LakeofTunis across from the center of what is now Tunis in Tunisia. Though Josephus associated the...
roundabout with LakeofTunis at the eastern end. Many of the important monuments are located along this avenue, including Cathedral of St. Vincent de...
northeastern coast, Tunis is the capital and largest city of the country, which is itself named after Tunis. The official language of Tunisia is Modern...
Tunis Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية تونس Wilāyat Tūnis pronounced [ˈtuːnɪs]; French: Gouvernorat de Tunis) is the smallest and most populated of...
northern part ofLakeofTunis which houses Fort Santiago Chikly, a former Roman citadel which was reconstructed by the Spanish Governor of Goletta, Luys...
leading centre of Punic trade and leadership. It had the advantageous position of being situated on the LakeofTunis and the outlet of the Medjerda River...
the throne of the Vandal King. He then set about rebuilding the fortifications of the city, and his fleet sought shelter in the LakeofTunis, five miles...
Goulette Spanish fort of Chikly Island on the LakeofTunis Red Castle of Tripoli Several fortresses formerly held by the Republic of Siena were acquired...
population. The fleet is stationed in the LakeofTunis. December 15 – Battle of Tricamarum: Gelimer assembles an army of about 50,000 men at Bulla Regia (Numidia)...
The Tunis Metro (Tunis light metro, also Tunis light rail, Tunisian Arabic: المترو الخفيف لمدينة تونس, el-metrū el-khfīf li-mdīnat tūnis) is an expanding...
The American Tunis or Tunis is an endangered American breed of fat-tailed sheep. It derives from Tunisian Barbarin sheep imported to the United States...
flows east through the third of the country with reliable rivers, the north. It empties into the Gulf ofTunis and LakeofTunis. At 450 km (280 mi) it is...
The following is a timeline of the history of the city ofTunis, Tunisia. 814 BCE - Founding of the Carthaginian Empire 146 BCE – Romans sack Carthage...
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