UNESCO World Heritage Site

Ichkeul National Park

Ichkeul National Park is a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tunisia, inscribed in 1980.

The Ichkeul lake and wetland are a major stopover point for hundreds of thousands of migrating birds, such as ducks, geese, storks and pink flamingoes, who come to feed and nest there. Ichkeul is the last remaining lake in a chain that once extended across North Africa.

The Ichkeul lake and wetland are a major stopover point for hundreds of thousands of migrating birds, such as ducks, geese, storks and pink flamingoes, who come to feed and nest there. Ichkeul is the last remaining lake in a chain that once extended across North Africa.

Country
Tunisia
Region
Asia
Category
Natural
Inscribed
1980
UNESCO reference
8
Area
12,600 ha

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