Parc national / Kairouan
Jebel Zaghdoud National Park
Parc national
Kairouan
- Superficie
- 17.9KM2
- Protégée
- 2010
A limestone range west of Ouesslatia in the Kairouan back country, declared a national park in 2010 for its Mediterranean scrub, raptors and rock art. Roman remains and painted shelters lie among the ridges.
Règles
UN PERMIS EST NÉCESSAIRE POUR LA VISITE
- PERMIS
- Entry to a Tunisian national park is arranged through the Direction Generale des Forets; a written request to the DGF or the regional forestry commissariat is normally answered in three to five working days.
- GUIDE
- Recommended. There is no visitor infrastructure and tracks are unsigned.
- SAISON
- Spring and autumn; the interior is very hot in summer.
- RÈGLES
- No camping or fires without permission from the forestry service.
Bon à savoir
- Habitat
- Limestone ridges with Aleppo pine, juniper and rosemary scrub
- Wildlife
- Wild boar, jackal, striped hyena, porcupine, mongoose, Egyptian tortoise, peregrine falcon, golden eagle and Bonelli's eagle
- Heritage
- Roman ruins and rock paintings inside the park
- Getting there
- Near Ouesslatia, about 60 km northwest of Kairouan
Lieux à l'intérieur
Sources
- OpenStreetMap relation 17452144
- Wikidata: Jebel Zaghdoud National Park
- WildyNess: national parks of Tunisia
- Limites par les contributeurs d'OpenStreetMap (ODbL).