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World Heritage Sites; Site Image Location (governorate) Year listed UNESCO data Description Medina of Tunis: Tunis: 1979 36bis; ii, iii, v (cultural) Tunis was founded in 698 as one of the first Arab cities in the Maghreb.
Palm tree in an Oasis in Kebili, Tunisia Deglet Nour dates. Deglet Nour, also spelled Deglet Noor (Modern Arabic: دقلة نور; from Classical Arabic دقْلَة النُور daqlatu (a)n-nūr, literally, "date-palm of light", "heavenly date"; from Classical Arabic دقل daqal, a kind of date palm), is a cultivar of the date palm that originated in the oasis of Tolga in Algeria.
Thuburbo Majus (or Thuburbo Maius) is a large Roman site in northern Tunisia. It is located roughly 60 km southwest of Carthage on a major African thoroughfare. [1] This thoroughfare connects Carthage to the Sahara. Other towns along the way included Sbiba, Sufes, Sbeitla, and Sufetula. Parts of the old Roman road are in ruins, but others do ...
Zella (see) Zian, North Africa. Categories: Archaeological sites by country. Archaeological sites in Africa by country. Archaeology of Tunisia. Former buildings and structures in Tunisia. Tourist attractions in Tunisia. Historic sites in Tunisia.
Tourism in Tunisia is a major industry, attracting around 9.4 million arrivals annually from the year 2016 to 2020, making it one of the most visited countries in Africa. Among Tunisia's tourist attractions are its cosmopolitan capital city of Tunis, the ancient ruins of Carthage, the Muslim and Jewish quarters of Djerba, and coastal resorts ...
36°49′N 10°10′E. / 36.817°N 10.167°E / 36.817; 10.167. Location of Medina of Tunis in Tunisia. The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. [1] The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains ...
Tunisia. Coordinates. 35°51′20″N 9°12′23″E / 35.85556°N 9.20639°E / 35.85556; 9.20639. The Makthar Archaeological Site, the remains of ancient Mactaris, is an archaeological site in west-central Tunisia, located in Makthar, a town on the northern edge of the Tunisian Ridge . The site is one of the most extensive in the ...
Name Image Location Criteria Year Description; Dja Faunal Reserve: East Region, South Region. Natural (ix) (x) 1987 This is one of the largest and best-protected rainforests in Africa, with 90% of its area left undisturbed.