Chott El Jerid
- Country:Tunisia
- Site number:1699
- Area:586,187 ha
- Designation date:07-11-2007
- Coordinates:33°42'N 08°24'E
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Overview
Chott El Jerid. 07/11/07; Tozeur, Kebili; 586,187 ha; 33°42'N 008°24'E. A vast saline depression located between the mountain range of Cherb to the north and the desert to the south, representing a characteristic wetland of the northern Sahara. Of special interest are the fossil water aquifers that nourish the oases around the site, and some economically interesting oil reservoirs. The site also hosts an important steppe fauna and flora and supports between 3,000 and 15,000 Mediterranean flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber), or 3.5% of the individuals for this species in this biogeographical region. Climate change and overgrazing on the borders of the chott risk provoking a loss of vegetation cover and erosion. Ramsar site No. 1699. Most recent RIS information: 2007.
Administrative region:
Tozeur and Kebili Governorates
- National legal designation:
- National Park
- Last publication date:07-11-2007