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Lac de Gafsa, also called 'Mysterious Lake', appeared unexpectedly in 2014 alongside Om Laryes Road, 25 kilometers from the town of Gafsa in Tunisia. The origin or formation of the lake is not clear. The origin or formation of the lake is not clear.
An oasis is an intensive human-mediated agroforestry system located in an arid or semi-arid climate, usually located in close proximity to an underground aquifer. [citation needed] The Oases of the Maghreb specifically have been described as “islands of lush greenery that flourish amidst the harsh and restrictive conditions of a desert ecosystem.” [1] Date palm oases in the southern part ...
Gafsa (Arabic: قفصة qafṣah/gafṣah Gafsˤa ⓘ) is the capital of Gafsa Governorate of Tunisia. With a population of 120,739, Gafsa is the ninth-largest Tunisian city and is 335 km from the country's capital, Tunis .
The Roman baths of Gafsa (French: Piscines Romaines) are well-preserved [1] remnants of the Limes Tripolitanus era of North African history, when Gafsa, Tunisia was called Capsa. [2] According to a history of water in the Roman world, "there are two open-air central pools" in part because it was a Trajanic colony. [ 3 ]
Bou-Hedma National Park is located in both the Gafsa Governorate and Sidi Bouzid Governorate, in Tunisia. The park was created on December 18, 1980, and has been on the UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites since May 28, 2008 [2] The national park is mainly important because of its flora and fauna.
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Gafsa Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية ڨفصة Wilāyat Gafṣa; French: Gouvernorat de Gafsa) is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in central Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 7807 km 2 [1] and has a population of 337,331 (2014 census).
Selja Gorges (from the traditionnal transcription fr. Gorges de Selja) or the Thelja Gorges as more recently transcribed from Arabic (arabic حلق الثالجة) are located in southern Tunisia in Gafsa Governorate. The gorges link the Gafsa Valley with the Redeyef plateau. The area contains abundant phosphate deposits.