Kneiss

Kneiss (Arabic: أرخبيل الكنائس‎) is an archipelago of small Islands in the Gulf of Gabes, located a few kilometers offshore of Tunisia, about 50 km south of Sfax.

For the German stage actor and singer, see Ludwig Kneiss.
Designations
Official nameIles Kneiss avec leurs zones intertidales
Designated7 November 2007
Reference no.1704[1]

They are now nature reserves through a vast expanse of mudflats (14,500 ha) and shallow water. They are an important bird habitat.[2]

References
  1. "Iles Kneiss avec leurs zones intertidales". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. Bird Life

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