UNESCO World Heritage for Tunisia |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites represent some of the best natural, cultural and historic attractions in world travel. Below are details of the 8 cultural, natural and mixed sites inscribed for Tunisia to date (a red World Heritage symbol denotes a site currently regarded as endangered). For more details of these properties, click on the links to the UNESCO website and the photographic galleries of these sites from OurPlace (where available) or see our highlights of Tunisia for descriptions.
1979 - Medina of Tunis | Cultural site | ||
1979 - Amphitheatre of El Jem | Cultural site | ||
1979 - Site of Carthage | Cultural site | ||
1980 - Ichkeul National Park | Natural site | ||
1985 - Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis | Cultural site | ||
1988 - Medina of Sousse | Cultural site | ||
1988 - Kairouan | Cultural site | ||
1997 - Dougga / Thugga | Cultural site |