Tunisia
Tunisia has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1975. With 9 inscribed properties, the country maintains a well-established presence on the World Heritage List. The majority of its sites are cultural properties, reflecting a strong emphasis on historical and architectural heritage.
Tunisia as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: March 10, 1975
Status: Ratification
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1976-1983, 1987-1993, 2005-2009, 2015-2019
Total of Mandate Years: 21
Total of Mandates: 4
WHC Electoral Group: V(b) (Arab States)
World Heritage Sites in Tunisia (9)
Cultural: 8 | Natural: 1 | Mixed: 0
- Amphitheatre of El Jem · Cultural
- Archaeological Site of Carthage · Cultural
- Djerba: Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territory · Cultural
- Dougga / Thugga · Cultural
- Ichkeul National Park · Natural
- Kairouan · Cultural
- Medina of Sousse · Cultural
- Medina of Tunis · Cultural
- Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis · Cultural
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (16)
- Village de Sidi Bou Saïd : Harmonie architecturale et spirituelle en Méditerranée · submitted: April 15, 2024
- Rammadiya d'El Magtaa (El Mekta), le site princeps de la culture capsienne · submitted: April 15, 2021
- Le site archéologique de Sbeïtla · submitted: April 15, 2021
- Habitat troglodytique et le monde des ksour du Sud tunisien · submitted: January 10, 2020
- La Table de Jugurtha à Kalaat-Senen · submitted: September 29, 2017
- Le Permien marin de Jebel Tebaga · submitted: February 24, 2016
- Le Stratotype de la limite Crétacé-Tertiaire (limite K-T) · submitted: February 24, 2016
- Le complexe hydraulique romain de Zaghouan-Carthage · submitted: February 17, 2012
- Les carrières antiques de marbre numidique de Chimtou · submitted: February 17, 2012
- Frontières de l’Empire romain : Limes du Sud tunisien · submitted: February 17, 2012
- Médina de Sfax · submitted: February 17, 2012
- Les Mausolées Royaux de Numidie, de la Maurétanie et les monuments funéraires pré-islamiques · submitted: January 17, 2012
- Parc National d'El Feija · submitted: May 28, 2008
- Parc National de Bouhedma · submitted: May 28, 2008
- Chott El Jerid · submitted: May 28, 2008
- Oasis de Gabès · submitted: May 28, 2008
Country Profile Tunisia
Official Name: Tunisian Republic
Continent: Africa
Subregion: Northern Africa
UNESCO Region: Arab States
Capital: Tunis
Population (2024): 12,277,109
Land Area: 155,360 km²
Currency: Tunisian dinar (TND)