Ramsar sites in Tunisia

Chott el-Jérid
Lagune de Ghar El Melh
Lac Ichkeul

The number of Ramsar sites in Tunisia are 41 sites in 2015, which have in total 840,363 hectares of land coverage.[1] Tunisia is part of the Ramsar Convention from 1980 and has many Wetlands such as Chott el Jerid and Ichkeul Lake, as well as others.

Ramsar number Site name Filing date Governorate Area (ha) Coordinates
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 Barrage November 7, 2007 Nabeul 1,147 TN 36°45′N 10°54′E / 36.750°N 10.900°E / 36.750; 10.900
2077 Dam Mlaabi September 21, 2012 Nabeul 98 TN 36°49′N 10°59′E / 36.817°N 10.983°E / 36.817; 10.983
2010 Dam Merguellil February 2, 2012 Kairouan 714 TN 35°33′N 09°44′E / 35.550°N 9.733°E / 35.550; 9.733
2013 Barrage Oued El Hajar February 2, 2012 Nabeul 254 TN 36°50′N 11°02′E / 36.833°N 11.033°E / 36.833; 11.033
2014 Barrage Oued Ermal February 2, 2012 Zaghouan 620 TN 36°20′N 10°20′E / 36.333°N 10.333°E / 36.333; 10.333
2016 Barrage Sidi Abdelmoneem 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 Complex Lake of Tunis January 23, 2013 Tunis 2,243 TN 36°49′N 10°14′E / 36.817°N 10.233°E / 36.817; 10.233
2100 Complex wetland Sebkhet Ez-Zessar Oum El Grin and Sebkhet February 2, 2013 Medenine 9,195 TN 33°39′N 10°31′E / 33.650°N 10.517°E / 33.650; 10.517
2101 Complex wetland Dam and Dam Goulla Ghdir El El Mornaguia (Al Mornaguia) 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 Complex wetlands Chott el Guetayate and Sebkhet Dhreia Akarit and wadis, and Rekhama Meleh 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
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 Gorges Thelja February 2, 2012 Gafsa 675 TN 34°09′N 8°17′E / 34.150°N 8.283°E / 34.150; 8.283
2012 Islands Kerkennah or the islands of Kerkennah 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 November 7, 2007 Sfax 22,027 TN 34°22′N 10°20′E / 34.367°N 10.333°E / 34.367; 10.333
1705 Lake and bog Mejen Ech Chitan November 7, 2007 Bizerte 7 TN 37°9′N 9°6′E / 37.150°N 9.100°E / 37.150; 9.100
1706 Lagoon Ghar al Milh and Delta Mejerda 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 Lagoons of Cap Bon Eastern November 7, 2007 Nabeul 504 TN 36°33′N 10°51′E / 36.550°N 10.850°E / 36.550; 10.850
2007 Freshwater marsh Garaet Douza 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 February 2, 2012 Tataouine 5,750 TN 32°08′N 10°32′E / 32.133°N 10.533°E / 32.133; 10.533
1708 Peat Dar Fatma November 7, 2007 Jendouba 13 TN 36°48′N 8°46′E / 36.800°N 8.767°E / 36.800; 8.767
2015 Salines Monastir 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 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 February 2, 2012 Sousse 1,450 TN 35°59′N 10°30′E / 35.983°N 10.500°E / 35.983; 10.500
1712 Sebkhet Sejoumi 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 Wetlands oasis 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[2]

References

  1. ↑ "The List of Wetlands of International Importance" (PDF). Ramsar Convention. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Liste des zones humides d’importance internationale (Convention de Ramsar)

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