#Tunisia # UNESCO #world heritage sites

#Beja governorate [capital = Beja]

#Archaeological site in #Thugga #
# Dougga is considered the best preserved example of an Africo-Roman town in North Africa.

#Bizerte governorate [capital = Bizerte]

#Ichkeul National Park at #Ichkeul Lake #
# 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.

#Kairouan governorate [capital = Kairouan]

#Holy city of #Kairouan at Great Mosque + Mosque of the Three Doors + Basins of the Aghlabids + Zawiya of Sidi Sahib shelters
# The medina comprises juxtaposed dwellings divided into quarters separated by narrow and winding streets; it is surrounded by ramparts that extend over more than three kilometres. The layout of the suburbs is straighter and the houses have a more rural aspect.

#Mahdia governorate [capital = Mahdia]

#Amphitheatre in #El Jem on #C93
# The impressive ruins of the largest colosseum in North Africa, a huge amphitheatre which could hold up to 35,000 spectators, are found in the small village of El Jem.

#Medinine governorate [capital = Medinine]

#Djerba settlement in #Arkou
# Resulting from a mixture of environmental, socio-cultural and economic factors, the distinctive human settlement of Djerba demonstrates the way local people adapted their lifestyle to the conditions of their water-scarce natural environment.

#Nabeul governorate [capital = Nabeul]

#Punic Town of #Kerkuane at Archaeological site + Necropolis
# The remains constitute the only example of a Phoenicio-Punic city to have survived.

#Sousse governorate [capital = Sousse]

#Medina of #Sousse at Ramparts + Kasbah + Mosque Bou Ftata + Big Mosque + Ribat
# Several monuments of the medina bear witness to this robust, ascetic and imposing architecture, notably the Ribat, the Great Mosque, the Bou Ftata Mosque, the Kasbah and the ramparts.

#Tunis governorate [capital = Tunis]

#Medina of #Tunis see #detail
# The inscribed property covers an area of approximately 280 ha and comprises all the features of an Arabo-Muslim city.

#Archaeological Site of #Carthage see #detail
# Founded by the Phoenicians, Carthage is an extensive archaeological site, located on a hill dominating the Gulf of Tunis and the surrounding plain.