Boukornine National Park
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| Location | Tunisia |
| Coordinates | 36°41′17″N 10°23′18″E / 36.68796690°N 10.38824307°E |
| Area | 19.39 km2 (7.49 sq mi) |
| Established | 1987 |
Boukornine National Park (French: Parc national de Boukornine) is a national park in northern Tunisia.
The 1,939-hectare (4,790-acre) park was established on 12 February 1987.[1] It is near the town of Hammam-Lif and just 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the capital city of Tunis.[2]
The park is home to flowers like the Persian cyclamen and animals like the Etruscan shrew (the world's smallest known mammal) and the Mountain gazelle.[2]
The park is the site of Jebel Boukornine (a 576-metre mountain) and the Aïn Zargua spring, as well as an ecomuseum.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Le parc national de Boukornine : idéal pour des randonnées en famille ! Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, Mille et Une Tunisie, 24 Sept 2011.
- ^ a b c Boukornine National Park, The Tunisian National Tourist Office UK & Ireland
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