National Park · Tunisia
Bou-Hedma National Park
Bou-Hedma National Park is a national park in Tunisia, established in 1980.
Photo: El Golli Mohamed via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Tunisia |
| Established | 1980 |
| Coordinates | 34.4167° N, 9.5000° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Bou-Hedma National Park
Bou-Hedma National Park is located in both the Gafsa Governorate and Sidi Bouzid Governorate, in Tunisia. The park was created on 18 December 1980, and has been on the UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites since 28 May 2008 The national park is mainly important because of its flora and fauna. Endangered species that have been reintroduced here include scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), North African ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus) and dama gazelle (Gazella dama mhorr). Bou-Hedma is an important archaeological site.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Djerba Zarzis International Airport (DJE) · Mellita, Tunisia · 82.1 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Bou-Hedma National Park?
Bou-Hedma National Park is in Tunisia (34.4167° N, 9.5000° E).
When was Bou-Hedma National Park established?
Bou-Hedma National Park was established in 1980, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q894937 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bou-Hedma_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).