Lake of Tunis

Designations
Official nameComplexe Lac de Tunis
Designated23 January 2013
Reference no.2096[1]
Satellite picture of Tunis
Lake of Tunis

The Lake of Tunis (Arabic: بحيرة تونس Buḥayra Tūnis; French: Lac de Tunis) is a natural lagoon located between the Tunisian capital city of Tunis and the Gulf of Tunis (Mediterranean Sea). The lake covers a total of 37 square kilometres, in contrast to its size its depth is very shallow. It was once the natural harbour of Tunis.

  1. ^ "Complexe Lac de Tunis". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.