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Marwane Zenaidi - 5
The Chambi National Park is one of the eight Tunisian national parks created from 1980. In 1977, the site was registered as a biosphere reserve by Unesco. It extends over 6,723 hectares around the Jebel Chambi, the highest point of Tunisia, located in the west of the country (between the Algerian border and the town of Kasserine). It was created to protect the fauna and flora typical of a semi-arid environment tiered by the mountains. Flora 262 plant species are listed and distributed according to the tiering: up to an altitude of 900 meters dominates the esparto; from 900 to 1,100 meters grows a forest of Aleppo pine with Phenician juniper and rosemary in the undergrowth; beyond 1,100 meters there is add holm oaks. Wildlife The fauna is represented by 24 species of mammals including the mountain gazelle or Cuvier's gazelle, an emblematic animal of the park, and the barboned sheep, two protected species which currently number between 200 and 300 individuals. The objective is to double their population to 500 individuals by 2010 as well as reintroduce other species that have disappeared from the site including the Barbary deer. An important avifauna also benefits from protection measures: the gambra partridge, the crossbill, the Egyptian vulture, the European hawk, Bonelli's eagle, the peregrine falcon, etc. The park is complemented by an ecomuseum and maintained by the work of a staff of 35 guards and forty workers under the direction of a curator. Developments aim to develop its attendance with an essentially educational and tourist aim. Cultural relics, including old oil presses and lead mines, are awaiting development. Agriculture Located within an area of 43,723 hectares, the park is partly used for grazing by a population estimated at 8,000 inhabitants.
ahmed njahi - 5
A place worth to visit in kasserine
Zeng Cekv (KingofAnk) - 4
The only place to worth a visit in Kasserine. You can take some fresh air and see horses and ducks. Even you can ride a horse
Rawen Ab - 5
I went there in a school trip in 2010 , i guess i was lucky enough to visit it before it became a dangerous place to visit sadly.
Foued Rahali - 5
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