Tunisia has a diversity of natural and environmental resources. The country has many natural reserves and ecological parks, which have been formed over recent years, tourist areas frequented by Tunisians to identify this "open environmental museum".
"Voices of Magharebia" takes you on a tour to learn about the natural and environmental characteristics of the top five parks and gardens in Tunisia.
1 Eshkol Reserve
Iskl Reserve, located in the state of Bizerte, in the north of the country, is one of the most beautiful nature reserves for its water and plant resources.
It has an area of 12600 hectares and is divided between the lake (8,500 ha), the mountain (1360 ha) and the swamps (2740 ha).
Aschl is called the Migratory Bird sanctuary. It attracts more than 200,000 birds from Europe and African countries each year, mainly ducks and yolks.
Other birds, some of which are rare, such as the domineering hen or the white bacchus, as well as a large number of predatory animals, such as jackal, jackal, mongoose and wild cat, live in Eshkol.
In the "Eshkol" sycamore, a herd of water buffalo was almost extinct at the end of the 1950s.
Vegetation varies with floral and plant species, from carob trees and mulberry flowers, to exquisite orchids. It has more than 500 species of plants.
Eshkol Reserve
2 National Park "Fejaija"
The National Park was founded in 1990, located in the northwest of the country. Covering an area of more than 2630 square hectares.
The garden is characterized by a variety of animal wealth, especially mammals, as counted 25 species of mammals, including: jackal and camel, pig and cat monster and others.
The park also has 15 species of reptiles and insects, as well as water cancer, which lives in the valley of the park.
In recent years, ancient tools used by humans have been found in this garden, indicating, according to historians, the existence of man in this region since prehistoric times.
3 National Park of Zambré and Zambreta
Two islands are located in the Gulf of Tunis, 55 kilometers from the port of Chalk El-Wadi, on the outskirts of the capital.
It has an ecological garden with an area of 340 hectares and a length of two and a half meters, compared to a width of about two and a half kilometers.
The highest point is 435 meters, forming an island natural center that includes the animal and plant wealth of the Mediterranean region.
This garden is known for harboring a unique species of seal seals. There are many types of fish in the waters of Zamora and Zambrata, such as the giant Meiro.
The vegetation of the park consists of about 266 plant species, including: wild olives, Phoenician juniper, kandul, floral, floral and multi-floral hyacinth.
National Park in Zambré and Zambreta
4 National Park "Bohdma"
Located on the south of Tunis, it opened on December 18, 1980, and houses an area of about 16,500 square hectares, desert and semi-desert animals.
There is a large number of reptiles in the park, including the "Cobra", which is more than two meters long and is known in Tunisia as "Boufatira".
The ostrich is considered the most important bird. It was resettled in 1986, after it disappeared from southern Tunisia.
National Park in Bohdma
5 National Park B "Bougrenin"
The park covers 194 hectares of forests, which cover the Bougrenen Mountains near the capital, a place that was called in the Roman era "Mount Balkarinese".
The vegetation of the garden varies according to the height, geographical location and soil quality. It is characterized by abundance and diversity. More than 600 species were counted, which helped to create a moderately wet, mild winter climate.
The park has an important animal wealth of more than 25 species of mammals such as wild boar and planned grease, as well as other species of animals.
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