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Zone humide Ramsar / Tozeur and Kebili

Chott el Jerid

Zone humide Ramsar
Tozeur and Kebili
Superficie
5862KM2
Protégée
2007
Randonnées
1

The great salt pan between Tozeur and Kebili, the largest wetland in Tunisia and one of the biggest Ramsar sites in Africa. It floods thinly in winter, draws flamingos and waders, then dries to a blinding salt crust crossed by the causeway road.

Règles

UN PERMIS EST NÉCESSAIRE POUR LA VISITE

PERMIS
None for the causeway road and the roadside viewpoints.
GUIDE
Recommended for any route off the causeway; the crust hides soft mud and there are no landmarks.
SAISON
Water and birds from late autumn to spring; mirages and salt crust in summer.
RÈGLES
Do not drive onto the chott surface. Vehicles break through the crust and get stuck, and the salt flats have no shade or water.

Bon à savoir

Habitat
Endorheic saline depression of the northern Sahara, seasonally flooded, with salt crust and halophyte fringe
Wildlife
Greater flamingo and wintering waders; the oasis fringes hold desert passerines
Status
Ramsar site 1699, designated 7 November 2007, 586187 ha
Getting there
The P16 causeway between Tozeur and Kebili crosses the middle of the chott

Randonnées à l'intérieur

Lieux à l'intérieur

Photographies

Sources

Photos : Afek91 (CC BY-SA 3.0), Margarita Modrono (CC BY-SA 4.0), Kais photographies (CC BY-SA 4.0)