Tunisia Travel Guide

Tunisia is situated on the northern coast of Africa, bordered with Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. This sliver of sensible, stable, Islamic republic - sandwiched between two huge, noxious neighbours - offers an attractive combination of probable sunshine, good beaches and superb ancient ruins. The country appears to be primarily targetting package tourists, so hotels are well set up to host and entertain that kind of clientele.

The Atlas Mountains divide the country into two regions, the well-watered north and the semi-arid south. The northern region, which contains the Kroumirie Forest, Bizerte, and the Medjerda River Valley, is further divided into three subregions: the northwest, with extensive cork forests; the north central, with its fertile grasslands, and the northeast from Tunis to Cap Bon, noted for its livestock, citrus fruits and garden produce. The southern regions contain a central plateau and a desert area in the extreme south, which merges into the Sahara and is characterised by the date palm oases and saline lakes. The Medjerda Mountains, which run from Kroumirie to Bizerte, and the Tébessa Mountains (or Massif Meridional), in the southern region, are the two most important mountain ranges. The Medjerda, the most important river system, rises in Algeria and drains into the Gulf of Tunis.

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