Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page
Report of the Workshop on Ichkeul Lake (Ramsar Convention, 28 & 29 January 2003)
Protectedplanet.net

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1980
Size of heritage: 12,600 ha

Coordinates:
Longitude: 9,675°
Latitude: 37,164°

About

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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Near airports
Tunis Carthage International Airport
Large airport - 37 mi (61 km) Tabarka 7 Novembre Airport
Medium airport - 46 mi (74 km) Annaba Airport
Medium airport - 106 mi (170 km) Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport
Medium airport - 114 mi (184 km) Pantelleria Airport
Medium airport - 129 mi (208 km) Cagliari / Elmas Airport
Large airport - 148 mi (239 km) Cheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport
Medium airport - 148 mi (238 km) Decimomannu Airport
Medium airport - 156 mi (252 km) Palermo / Punta Raisi Airport
Large airport - 199 mi (322 km)
Nearby places
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Less relevant cities

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