Chambi National Park

Chambi National Park
Chambi National Park
Location	Tunisia
Coordinates	35°11′13″N 8°38′11″E / 35.186857°N 8.636255°E
Area	67.23 km2 (25.96 sq mi)
Established	1980

Chambi National Park (sometimes Chambi Mountain National Park or Djebel Chambi National Park) is a national park in Tunisia's Kasserine Governorate. Located in the country's west-central part, the park is close to the border with Algeria. It protects the flora and fauna surrounding Mount Chambi (Djebel Chambi), the highest mountain peak (1,544m above sea level) in Tunisia.

The park is part of the Mont de Tebessa forest massif which spans the area from Kasserine to the Algerian border.

Aleppo pine, and Stipa tenacissima)^[1] and birds (including the Tunisian crossbill, the Egyptian vulture, Bonelli's eagle, and the peregrine falcon, among others).^[2]

In 1970, a 300-hectare (740-acre) fenced reserve was established to protect

UNESCO biosphere reserve.^[1] The 6,723-hectare (16,610-acre) park was established as a national park in 1980.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Djebel Chambi Biosphere Reserve Information Archived, UNESCO MAP Biosphere Reserves Directory
^ Le Parc National Chambi Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Tunitrip
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[UNESCO-1] Djebel Chambi Biosphere Reserve Information Archived, UNESCO MAP Biosphere Reserves Directory

[2] Le Parc National Chambi Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Tunitrip

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