HERITAGE RECORD · 008

Ichkeul National Park

伊其克乌尔国家公园

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The Ichkeul lake and wetland are a major stopover point for hundreds of thousands of migrating birds, such as ducks, geese, storks and pink flamingoes, who come to feed and nest there. Ichkeul is the last remaining lake in a chain that once extended across North Africa.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ13220079 ↗

Inception1980

Area12600 ha

Administrative areaQ241129

Named afterQ45894

WikipediaIchkeul National Park ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(x)The most important natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity.

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