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 | |
| 1697 | Bahiret el Bibane | November 7, 2007 | Medenine | 39,266 | TN 33°15′N 11°15′E / 33.250°N 11.250°E | |
| 2017 | Sidi el Barrak Dam | February 2, 2012 | Beja | 2,734 | TN 37°00′N 09°01′E / 37.000°N 9.017°E | |
| 1698 | Lebna Dam | November 7, 2007 | Nabeul | 1,147 | TN 36°45′N 10°54′E / 36.750°N 10.900°E | |
| 2077 | Mlaabi Dam | September 21, 2012 | Nabeul | 98 | TN 36°49′N 10°59′E / 36.817°N 10.983°E |  |
| 2010 | Merguellil Dam | February 2, 2012 | Kairouan | 714 | TN 35°33′N 09°44′E / 35.550°N 9.733°E | |
| 2013 | Oued El Hajar Dam | February 2, 2012 | Nabeul | 254 | TN 36°50′N 11°02′E / 36.833°N 11.033°E | |
| 2014 | Oued Ermal Dam | February 2, 2012 | Zaghouan | 620 | TN 36°20′N 10°20′E / 36.333°N 10.333°E | |
| 2016 | Sidi Abdelmoneem Dam | February 2, 2012 | Nabeul | 31 | TN 36°51′N 10°56′E / 36.850°N 10.933°E | |
| 2018 | Sidi Saad Dam | February 2, 2012 | Kairouan | 8,650 | TN 35°22′N 09°40′E / 35.367°N 9.667°E | |
| 2005 | Chott Elguetar | February 2, 2012 | Gafsa | 7,400 | TN 34°17′N 8°54′E / 34.283°N 8.900°E | |
| 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 | |
| 2096 | Lake of Tunis Complex | January 23, 2013 | Tunis | 2,243 | TN 36°49′N 10°14′E / 36.817°N 10.233°E | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 1700 | Djerba Bin El Ouedian | November 7, 2007 | Medenine | 12,082 | TN 33°40′N 10°55′E / 33.667°N 10.917°E | |
| 1701 | Djerba Guellala | November 7, 2007 | Medenine | 2,285 | TN 33°42′N 10°44′E / 33.700°N 10.733°E | |
| 1702 | Djerba Ras Rmel | November 7, 2007 | Medenine | 1,856 | TN 33°52′N 10°54′E / 33.867°N 10.900°E | |
| 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 | |
| 2008 | Gulf of Boughrara | February 2, 2012 | Medenine | 12,880 | TN 33°28′N 10°34′E / 33.467°N 10.567°E | |
| 2009 | Les gorges de Seldja | February 2, 2012 | Gafsa | 675 | TN 34°09′N 8°17′E / 34.150°N 8.283°E |  |
| 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 | |
| 213 | Ichkeul | November 24, 1980 | Bizerte | 12,600 | TN 37°10′N 9°40′E / 37.167°N 9.667°E |  |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 1707 | Eastern Cap Bon lagoons | November 7, 2007 | Nabeul | 504 | TN 36°33′N 10°51′E / 36.550°N 10.850°E | |
| 2007 | Garaet Douza freshwater marshes | February 2, 2012 | Gafsa | 1,400 | TN 34°28′N 8°29′E / 34.467°N 8.483°E | |
| 2011 | Oued Dekouk (wadi) | February 2, 2012 | Tataouine | 5,750 | TN 32°08′N 10°32′E / 32.133°N 10.533°E | |
| 1708 | Dar Fatma peatland | November 7, 2007 | Jendouba | 13 | TN 36°48′N 8°46′E / 36.800°N 8.767°E | |
| 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 |  |
| 1709 | Salines of Thyna | November 7, 2007 | Sfax | 3,343 | TN 34°39′N 10°43′E / 34.650°N 10.717°E |  |
| 1710 | Sebkhet Kelbia | November 7, 2007 | Sousse | 8,732 | TN 35°50′N 10°15′E / 35.833°N 10.250°E |  |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 1712 | Sebkha Séjoumi | November 7, 2007 | Tunis | 2,979 | TN 36°45′N 10°9′E / 36.750°N 10.150°E | |
| 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 | |
| 1713 | Sebkhet Soliman | November 7, 2007 | Nabeul | 880 | TN 36°43′N 10°29′E / 36.717°N 10.483°E | |
| 1714 | Oasis wetlands of Kébili | November 7, 2007 | Kébili | 2,419 | TN 33°30′N 8°55′E / 33.500°N 8.917°E | |
| Sources : List established under the Ramsar Convention[1] | ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Annotated List of Wetlands of International Importance" (PDF). Ramsar Convention. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
External links
edit- Official Location of all Ramsar Sites in Tunisia[1]
- Another Map of Ramsar sites in Tunisia with short summary of specificities [2]
- ^ "Search results | Ramsar Sites Information Service". rsis.ramsar.org. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "Carte des Sites Ramsar en Tunisie". Google My Maps. Retrieved November 25, 2022.