Ichkeul National Park
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (x).
Region
Arab States
Tunisia
Inscribed
1980
Area
12,600 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ichkeul National Park is about 25 km south-west of Bizerte. The nearest other World Heritage site is Medina of Tunis, about 60 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bizerte · about 140,000 peopleabout 25 km north-east
- L'Ariana · about 98,000 peopleabout 55 km south-east
- Tunis · about 2,413,000 peopleabout 60 km south-east
- Béja · about 60,000 peopleabout 60 km south-west
- Jendouba · about 51,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Siliana · about 27,000 peopleabout 120 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TunisiaCultural58 km away
TunisiaCultural67 km away
TunisiaCultural67 km away
TunisiaCultural87 km away
TunisiaCultural130 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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