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Ichkeul National Park
Tunisia
Date of Inscription: 1980
Criteria: (x) Core zone: 12600 ha Bizerta District, 25 km southwest of Bizerta N37 9 48.996 E9 40 28.992 Ref: 8 |
Brief Description
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.
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