Sebkhet Cherita

The Sebkhet Cherita is a salt lake wetland in the Sousse Governorate of Tunisia, 25 kilometers southwest of the city of Sousse and 25 kilometers southeast of the city of Kairouan.[1] It covers an area of 11600hectares and is 17 by 9 kilometers wide. Fueled by several wadis, such as the Oued Merguellil, Oued Nebhana and Oued Zeroud.[2]

map of Sebkhet Cherita.

Although the lake is in the Sahel, it supports diverse flora ecosystems and diverse range of water birds. The catchment system area is 360 km² and the system empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

References
  1. Sylvie Franquet , Tunisia (Mair Dumont Spirallo, 2009 ) p181.
  2. R. H. Hughes, A Directory of African Wetlands.(IUCN, 1992) p80.

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