Destination guide — Tunisia

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Geographical description

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TUNISIA IS LOCATED ON THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST AND COVERS AN
AREA OF 154,530 SQ KM. IT IS BORDERED BY ALGERIA TO THE
WEST AND LIBYA TO THE SOUTHEAST AND HAS A 1024 KM LONG
COASTLINE.
TUNISIA CAN BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR REGIONS. THE NORTHERN AREA
IS MOUNTAINOUS AND COVERS A THIRD OF THE TERRITORY. TWO
MOUNTAIN CHAINS, THE NORTHERN TELL AND THE HIGH TELL ARE
CONTINUATIONS OF THE TELL ATLAS AND SAHARAN ATLAS MOUNTAINS
OF ALGERIA. JABAL ASH-SHA'NABI PEAK IS THE HIGHEST POINT IN
TUNISIA, 1,544M AND IS LOCATED NEAR THE ALGERIAN BORDER.

THE CENTRAL REGION IS A VAST PLATEAU DIVIDED INTO A WESTERN
HIGH STEPPE AND AN EASTERN LOW STEPPE. IN THE SOUTH THERE
IS A SERIES OF CHOTTS, SHALLOW SALT LAKES. THE LARGEST IS
SHATT AL-JURID WHICH LIES 16M BELOW SEA LEVEL.

THE SOUTHERNMOST 320KM OF TUNISIA IS SAHARAN SAND AND ROCK
DOTTED WITH OASES.

THE MAJARDAH IS THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST RIVER AND IS USED FOR
HYDROELECTRIC POWER AND IRRIGATION. IT CONTAINS TUNISIA'S
MOST FERTILE VALLEY.
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