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List of Ramsar sites in Tunisia information


Chott el-Jérid
Lagune de Ghar El Melh
Lac Ichkeul

The number of Ramsar sites in Tunisia is 42 in 2022, corresponding in total to 844,685 hectares of land coverage.[1] 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.

Ramsar number Site name Filing date Governorate Area (ha) Coordinates Images
1696 Ain Dahab November 7, 2007 Siliana 560 TN 35°53′N 9°28′E / 35.883°N 9.467°E / 35.883; 9.467
1697 Bahiret el Bibane November 7, 2007 Medenine 39,266 TN 33°15′N 11°15′E / 33.250°N 11.250°E / 33.250; 11.250
2017 Sidi el Barrak Dam February 2, 2012 Beja 2,734 TN 37°00′N 09°01′E / 37.000°N 9.017°E / 37.000; 9.017
1698 Lebna Dam November 7, 2007 Nabeul 1,147 TN 36°45′N 10°54′E / 36.750°N 10.900°E / 36.750; 10.900
2077 Mlaabi Dam September 21, 2012 Nabeul 98 TN 36°49′N 10°59′E / 36.817°N 10.983°E / 36.817; 10.983
2010 Merguellil Dam February 2, 2012 Kairouan 714 TN 35°33′N 09°44′E / 35.550°N 9.733°E / 35.550; 9.733
2013 Oued El Hajar Dam February 2, 2012 Nabeul 254 TN 36°50′N 11°02′E / 36.833°N 11.033°E / 36.833; 11.033
2014 Oued Ermal Dam February 2, 2012 Zaghouan 620 TN 36°20′N 10°20′E / 36.333°N 10.333°E / 36.333; 10.333
2016 Sidi Abdelmoneem Dam February 2, 2012 Nabeul 31 TN 36°51′N 10°56′E / 36.850°N 10.933°E / 36.850; 10.933
2018 Sidi Saad Dam February 2, 2012 Kairouan 8,650 TN 35°22′N 09°40′E / 35.367°N 9.667°E / 35.367; 9.667
2005 Chott Elguetar February 2, 2012 Gafsa 7,400 TN 34°17′N 8°54′E / 34.283°N 8.900°E / 34.283; 8.900
1699 Chott el Jerid November 7, 2007 Tozeur and Kébili 586,187 TN 33°42′N 8°24′E / 33.700°N 8.400°E / 33.700; 8.400
2096 Lake of Tunis Complex January 23, 2013 Tunis 2,243 TN 36°49′N 10°14′E / 36.817°N 10.233°E / 36.817; 10.233
2100 Wetland complex of the Sebkhet Oum Ez-Zessar and Sebkhet El Grine February 2, 2013 Medenine 9,195 TN 33°39′N 10°31′E / 33.650°N 10.517°E / 33.650; 10.517
2101 Wetland complex of the Ghdir El Goulla Dam and El Mornaguia (Al Mornaguia) Dam February 2, 2013 Ariana 273 TN 36°46′42″N 10°02′16″E / 36.77833°N 10.03778°E / 36.77833; 10.03778
2076 Wetland complex of the Chott el Guetayate and the Sebkhet Dhreia, and the Akarit, Rekhama and Meleh wadis September 21, 2012 Sfax and Gabes 4,845 TN 34°06′N 10°01′E / 34.100°N 10.017°E / 34.100; 10.017
1700 Djerba Bin El Ouedian November 7, 2007 Medenine 12,082 TN 33°40′N 10°55′E / 33.667°N 10.917°E / 33.667; 10.917
1701 Djerba Guellala November 7, 2007 Medenine 2,285 TN 33°42′N 10°44′E / 33.700°N 10.733°E / 33.700; 10.733
1702 Djerba Ras Rmel November 7, 2007 Medenine 1,856 TN 33°52′N 10°54′E / 33.867°N 10.900°E / 33.867; 10.900
2447 Garâa Sejenane February 2, 2021 Bizerte 4,322 TN 37°05'51"N 09°12'48"E
1703 Garaet Sidi Mansour November 7, 2007 Gafsa 2,426 TN 34°14′N 9°29′E / 34.233°N 9.483°E / 34.233; 9.483
2008 Gulf of Boughrara February 2, 2012 Medenine 12,880 TN 33°28′N 10°34′E / 33.467°N 10.567°E / 33.467; 10.567
2009 Les gorges de Seldja February 2, 2012 Gafsa 675 TN 34°09′N 8°17′E / 34.150°N 8.283°E / 34.150; 8.283
2012 Islands of Kerkennah or the Kerkennah archipelago February 2, 2012 Sfax 1,500 TN 34°47′N 11°14′E / 34.783°N 11.233°E / 34.783; 11.233
213 Ichkeul November 24, 1980 Bizerte 12,600 TN 37°10′N 9°40′E / 37.167°N 9.667°E / 37.167; 9.667
1704 Kneiss Islands with their intertidal zones November 7, 2007 Sfax 22,027 TN 34°22′N 10°20′E / 34.367°N 10.333°E / 34.367; 10.333
1705 Mejen Ech Chitan Lake and peatland November 7, 2007 Bizerte 7 TN 37°9′N 9°6′E / 37.150°N 9.100°E / 37.150; 9.100
1706 Ghar al Melh lagoon and Mejerda delta November 7, 2007 Bizerte and Ariana 10,168 TN 37°6′N 10°11′E / 37.100°N 10.183°E / 37.100; 10.183
1707 Eastern Cap Bon lagoons November 7, 2007 Nabeul 504 TN 36°33′N 10°51′E / 36.550°N 10.850°E / 36.550; 10.850
2007 Garaet Douza freshwater marshes February 2, 2012 Gafsa 1,400 TN 34°28′N 8°29′E / 34.467°N 8.483°E / 34.467; 8.483
2011 Oued Dekouk (wadi) February 2, 2012 Tataouine 5,750 TN 32°08′N 10°32′E / 32.133°N 10.533°E / 32.133; 10.533
1708 Dar Fatma peatland November 7, 2007 Jendouba 13 TN 36°48′N 8°46′E / 36.800°N 8.767°E / 36.800; 8.767
2220 Saddine natural reserve February 2, 2012 El Kef 2,610 TN 36°05'25"N 08°30'46"E
2015 Salines of Monastir (salt ponds) February 2, 2012 Monastir 1,000 TN 35°45′N 10°46′E / 35.750°N 10.767°E / 35.750; 10.767
1709 Salines of Thyna November 7, 2007 Sfax 3,343 TN 34°39′N 10°43′E / 34.650°N 10.717°E / 34.650; 10.717
1710 Sebkhet Kelbia November 7, 2007 Sousse 8,732 TN 35°50′N 10°15′E / 35.833°N 10.250°E / 35.833; 10.250
1711 Sebkhet Noual November 7, 2007 Sidi Bouzid and Sfax 17,060 TN 34°25′N 9°45′E / 34.417°N 9.750°E / 34.417; 9.750
2006 Sebkhet Halk Elmanzel and Oued Essed (wadi) February 2, 2012 Sousse 1,450 TN 35°59′N 10°30′E / 35.983°N 10.500°E / 35.983; 10.500
1712 Sebkha Séjoumi November 7, 2007 Tunis 2,979 TN 36°45′N 10°9′E / 36.750°N 10.150°E / 36.750; 10.150
2019 Sebkhet Sidi Elhani February 2, 2012 Sousse and Mahdia 36,000 TN 36°51′N 10°56′E / 36.850°N 10.933°E / 36.850; 10.933
1713 Sebkhet Soliman November 7, 2007 Nabeul 880 TN 36°43′N 10°29′E / 36.717°N 10.483°E / 36.717; 10.483
1714 Oasis wetlands of Kébili November 7, 2007 Kébili 2,419 TN 33°30′N 8°55′E / 33.500°N 8.917°E / 33.500; 8.917
Sources : List established under the Ramsar Convention[1]
  1. ^ a b "Annotated List of Wetlands of International Importance" (PDF). Ramsar Convention. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

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