The number of Ramsar sites in Tunisia is 42 in 2022, corresponding in total to 844,685 hectares of land coverage. 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 1697 Bahiret el Bibane November 7, 2007 Medenine 2017 Sidi el Barrak Dam February 2, 2012 Beja 1698 Lebna Dam November 7, 2007 Nabeul 2077 Mlaabi Dam September 21, 2012 Nabeul 2010 Merguellil Dam February 2, 2012 Kairouan 714 2013 Oued El Hajar Dam February 2, 2012 Nabeul 2014 Oued Ermal Dam February 2, 2012 Zaghouan 2016 Sidi Abdelmoneem Dam February 2, 2012 Nabeul 2018 Sidi Saad Dam February 2, 2012 Kairouan 2005 Chott Elguetar February 2, 2012 Gafsa 1699 Chott el Jerid November 7, 2007 Tozeur and Kébili 2096 Lake of Tunis Complex January 23, 2013 Tunis 2100 Wetland complex of the Sebkhet Oum Ez-Zessar and Sebkhet El Grine February 2, 2013 Medenine 2101 Wetland complex of the Ghdir El Goulla Dam and El Mornaguia (Al Mornaguia) Dam February 2, 2013 Ariana 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 1700 Djerba Bin El Ouedian November 7, 2007 Medenine 1701 Djerba Guellala November 7, 2007 Medenine 1702 Djerba Ras Rmel November 7, 2007 Medenine 2447Garâa SejenaneFebruary 2, 2021Bizerte4,322 TN 37°05'51"N 09°12'48"E 1703 Garaet Sidi Mansour November 7, 2007 Gafsa 2008 Gulf of Boughrara February 2, 2012 Medenine 2009 Les gorges de Seldja February 2, 2012 Gafsa 2012 Islands of Kerkennah or the Kerkennah archipelago February 2, 2012 Sfax 213 Ichkeul November 24, 1980 Bizerte 1704 Kneiss Islands with their intertidal zones November 7, 2007 Sfax 1705 Mejen Ech Chitan Lake and peatland November 7, 2007 Bizerte 1706 Ghar al Melh lagoon and Mejerda delta November 7, 2007 Bizerte and Ariana 1707 Eastern Cap Bon lagoons November 7, 2007 Nabeul 2007 Garaet Douza freshwater marshes February 2, 2012 Gafsa 2011 Oued Dekouk (wadi) February 2, 2012 Tataouine 1708 Dar Fatma peatlands November 7, 2007 Jendouba 2220Saddine natural reserveFebruary 2, 2012El Kef2,610TN 36°05'25"N 08°30'46"E 2015 Salines of Monastir (salt ponds) February 2, 2012 Monastir 1709 Salines of Thyna November 7, 2007 Sfax 1710 Sebkhet Kelbia November 7, 2007 Sousse 1711 Sebkhet Noual November 7, 2007 Sidi Bouzid and Sfax 2006 Sebkhet Halk Elmanzel and Oued Essed (wadi) February 2, 2012 Sousse 1712 Sebkha Séjoumi November 7, 2007 Tunis 2019 Sebkhet Sidi Elhani February 2, 2012 Sousse and Mahdia 1713 Sebkhet Soliman November 7, 2007 Nabeul 1714 Oasis wetlands of Kébili November 7, 2007 Kébili Sources : List established under the Ramsar Convention
References
External links Official Location of all Ramsar Sites in Tunisia Another Map of Ramsar sites in Tunisia with short summary of specificities