List of Ramsar sites in Tunisia explained

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
1696Ain DahabNovember 7, 2007Siliana
1697Bahiret el BibaneNovember 7, 2007Medenine
2017Sidi el Barrak DamFebruary 2, 2012Beja
1698Lebna DamNovember 7, 2007Nabeul
2077Mlaabi DamSeptember 21, 2012Nabeul
2010Merguellil DamFebruary 2, 2012Kairouan714
2013Oued El Hajar DamFebruary 2, 2012Nabeul
2014Oued Ermal DamFebruary 2, 2012Zaghouan
2016Sidi Abdelmoneem DamFebruary 2, 2012Nabeul
2018Sidi Saad DamFebruary 2, 2012Kairouan
2005Chott ElguetarFebruary 2, 2012Gafsa
1699Chott el JeridNovember 7, 2007Tozeur and Kébili
2096Lake of Tunis ComplexJanuary 23, 2013Tunis
2100Wetland complex of the Sebkhet Oum Ez-Zessar and Sebkhet El GrineFebruary 2, 2013Medenine
2101Wetland complex of the Ghdir El Goulla Dam and El Mornaguia (Al Mornaguia) DamFebruary 2, 2013Ariana
2076Wetland complex of the Chott el Guetayate and the Sebkhet Dhreia, and the Akarit, Rekhama and Meleh wadisSeptember 21, 2012Sfax and Gabes
1700Djerba Bin El OuedianNovember 7, 2007Medenine
1701Djerba GuellalaNovember 7, 2007Medenine
1702Djerba Ras RmelNovember 7, 2007Medenine
2447Garâa SejenaneFebruary 2, 2021Bizerte4,322 TN 37°05'51"N 09°12'48"E
1703Garaet Sidi MansourNovember 7, 2007Gafsa
2008Gulf of BoughraraFebruary 2, 2012Medenine
2009Les gorges de SeldjaFebruary 2, 2012Gafsa
2012Islands of Kerkennah or the Kerkennah archipelagoFebruary 2, 2012Sfax
213IchkeulNovember 24, 1980Bizerte
1704Kneiss Islands with their intertidal zonesNovember 7, 2007Sfax
1705Mejen Ech Chitan Lake and peatlandNovember 7, 2007Bizerte
1706Ghar al Melh lagoon and Mejerda deltaNovember 7, 2007Bizerte and Ariana
1707Eastern Cap Bon lagoonsNovember 7, 2007Nabeul
2007Garaet Douza freshwater marshes February 2, 2012Gafsa
2011Oued Dekouk (wadi)February 2, 2012Tataouine
1708Dar Fatma peatlandNovember 7, 2007Jendouba
2220Saddine natural reserveFebruary 2, 2012El Kef2,610TN 36°05'25"N 08°30'46"E
2015Salines of Monastir (salt ponds)February 2, 2012Monastir
1709November 7, 2007Sfax
1710Sebkhet KelbiaNovember 7, 2007Sousse
1711Sebkhet NoualNovember 7, 2007Sidi Bouzid and Sfax
2006Sebkhet Halk Elmanzel and Oued Essed (wadi)February 2, 2012Sousse
1712Sebkha SéjoumiNovember 7, 2007Tunis
2019Sebkhet Sidi ElhaniFebruary 2, 2012Sousse and Mahdia
1713Sebkhet SolimanNovember 7, 2007Nabeul
1714Oasis wetlands of KébiliNovember 7, 2007Kébili
Sources : List established under the Ramsar Convention

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annotated List of Wetlands of International Importance . 23 November 2022 . Ramsar Convention.
  2. Web site: Search results Ramsar Sites Information Service . 2022-11-25 . rsis.ramsar.org.
  3. Web site: Carte des Sites Ramsar en Tunisie . 2022-11-25 . Google My Maps.