Important Bird Areas of Tunisia

Tunisian archipelago

Tunisian archipelago

thumb|View of Zembra (left) and Zembretta (right) thumb|200px|Satellite image of Zembra. Zembra ( '''') is a Tunisian island. The island is a rock formation, and as such contains many 400 metre-high cliffs. It has an area of . Located from El Haouaria and from the port of La Goulette, it is a natural extension of the peninsula of Cap Bon. Zembra is a natural fortress that housed a resort until 1976 and then passed into the hands of the Tunisian army. On the southern coast there are remains of an ancient harbour.

thumb | right | Satellite image of Kneiss Islands Kneiss () is an archipelago of small Islands in the Gulf of Gabes, located a few kilometers offshore of Tunisia, about 50 km south of Sfax.