TunisiaTunisia 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
This interactive map shows the location of all UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Tunisia.
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)
About States Parties
States Parties are countries that have joined the World Heritage Convention. They commit to identifying, nominating, and protecting properties of outstanding cultural or natural value on their territory. States Parties are also expected to monitor and report on the condition of inscribed sites.