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The Dorsal, the eastern extension of the Saharan Atlas Mountains, runs across Tunisia in a northeasterly direction from the Algerian border in the west to the Cape Bon peninsula in the east. North of the Dorsal is the Tell, a region characterized by low, rolling hills and plains, again an extension of mountains to the west in Algeria.
The wildlife of Tunisia is composed of its flora and fauna. It has 84 species of mammals and 375 species of birds. It has 84 species of mammals and 375 species of birds. Tunisia is well documented for its addax and dama gazelle population.
The Dorsal, the eastern extension of the Atlas Mountains, runs across Tunisia in a northeasterly direction from the Algerian border in the west to the Cape Bon peninsula in the east. North of the Dorsal is the Tell, a region characterized by low, rolling hills and plains, again an extension of mountains to the west in Algeria.
Flora of Tunisia, in mediterranean Northern Africa ; Pages in category "Flora of Tunisia" The following 95 pages are in this category, out of 95 total.
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Tunisia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Atlas ...
The Atlas Mountains are primarily inhabited by Berber populations. [3] The terms for 'mountain' are Adrar and adras in some Berber languages, and these terms are believed to be cognates of the toponym Atlas. The mountains are home to a number of animals and plants which are mostly
Among the animals depicted, alone or in staged scenes, are large-horned buffalo (the extinct bubalus antiquus), elephants, donkeys, colts, rams, herds of cattle, a lion and lioness with three cubs, leopards or cheetahs, hogs, jackles, rhinoceroses, giraffes, hippopotamus, a hunting dog, and various antelope. Human hunters may wear animal masks ...
The geology of Tunisia is defined by the tectonics of North Africa, with large highlands like the Atlas Mountains as well as basins such as the Tunisian Trough. Geologists have identified rock units in the country as much as a quarter-billion years old, although most units date to the Mesozoic and Cenozoic , in the past 250 million years.