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In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage List are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. Tunisia maintains 16 properties on its tentative list.
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 ...
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Uthina was a town in the province of Africa Proconsularis, now northern Tunisia. [1] Uthina became a Roman colony of veterans of Legio XIII Gemina during the reign of Emperor Augustus. [2] Hence, it was mentioned by Ptolemy (IV, 3, 34), Pliny the Elder, [3] and the Tabula Peutingeriana. [4]
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 ...
List of World Heritage Sites in Tunisia. Categories: Historic sites in Tunisia. Nature conservation in Tunisia. World Heritage Sites in Africa by country. World Heritage Sites by country. Hidden categories: Automatic category TOC generates no TOC. Commons category link is on Wikidata.
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Chott el-Jérid. Lagune de Ghar El Melh. Lac Ichkeul. 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 ...