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List Of Rivers Of Tunisia
This is a list of rivers and wadis in Tunisia. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. North Coast *Oued Zouara * Oued Sejenane ** Oued Zitoun *Oued Joumine *Oued Tine * Oued Medjerda ** Oued Siliana ** Oued Tessa **Oued Mellègue ***Oued Sarrath * Oued Miliane **Oued el Hamma East Coast *Oued el Hadjar *Oued Lebna *Oued Chiba * Oued Nebhana * Oued Zeroud **Oued Merguellil **Oued el Hattab **Oued el Hajel ***Oued el Fekka *Oued el Leben Interior * Oued el Melah ** Oeud Sefioune *** Oued el Kebir * Oued Jeneien References *Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'',1993.Defense Mapping Agency, 1981 {{Africa topic, List of rivers of * |
Tunisia
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Oued Sejenane
The Oued Sejenane is a river of Tunisia and Algeria, North Africa. The Oued Sejenane flows into the Mediterranean near Bizerte and flows past Ichkeul National Park, and the forest of Sajane. It is located at Latitude: 37 ° 10'11.99 " Longitude: 9 ° 36'47.2 " and is 252 meters above . References {{coord, 37, 10, N, 9, 37, E, display=title, region:TN_type:river_source:GNS-enwikiSejenane
Sejnane ( aeb, سجنان ') is a town and commune in the Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a populatio ...
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Oued Zitoun (Tunisia)
The Oued Zitoun (وادى الزيتون) is a river of Tunisia, North Africa. The Oued Zitoum is a tributary of the Oued Sejenane which flows into the Mediterranean near Bizerte. The river is known for the Cascades of Oued Zitoun, and is near to Ichkeul National Park Lake Ichkeul ( ar, بحيرة اشكل) is a lake in northern Tunisia, located 20 kilometres (12 miles) to Bizerte, the northernmost city in Africa on the Mediterranean Sea. The lake and wetlands of Ichkeul National Park are an important stopping- ..., and the forest of Sajane. File:Flower of oued zitoun.jpg, Flower of oued Zitoun River file:Oued zitoun.jpg, Oued zitoun Cascades File:Oued Zitoune.jpg , Oued Zitoune Cascades file:Oued Zitoun Ghezala Tunisie.jpg , Oued Zitoun near Ghezala Tunisia. File:شلال واد زيتون.jpg , Olive Valley Waterfall(شلال واد زيتون) Zitoun References {{coord, 37, 03, N, 9, 23, E, display=title, region:TN_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki Zitoun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medjerda River
The Medjerda River ( ar, وادي مجردة), the classical Bagrada, is a river in North Africa flowing from northeast Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ... through Tunisia before emptying into the Gulf of Tunis and Lake of Tunis. With a length of , it is the longest river of Tunisia. It is also known as the Wadi Majardah or Mejerha (french: Oued Majardah). Course The Medjerda River originates in the Tell Atlas, part of the Atlas Mountains, in northeastern Algeria and then flows eastwards to Tunisia, then entering the Gulf of Utica of the Mediterranean Sea. Its course has a length of . It is the most important and longest river in Tunisia and is dammed in several locations, being a major supplier of water to the country's wheat crops. The Gulf of Utica was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oued Siliana
El Oued Siliana is a river of Tunisia in the region arising from Maktar, which runs north and drains into the river Medjerda about 5 km west of Testour. On his way to collect the rainy season, water numerous wadis that are dry much of the year. Its course is about 120 km. the average rainfall is 455 mm / year between September and January grew between 15 and 11 percent. The city's main course is still Gaâfour Gaâfour ( ar, قعفور) is a town and commune in the Siliana Governorate, north-western Tunisia, located 120 kilometers southwest of Tunis. It is attached to Siliana. As of 2004 it had a population of 9,358 people. The town has a station locat ... and Siliana. The course begins wadis are controlled by the dam of El Akhmim; above of Siliana Siliana and the reservoir; and on the left side near the mouth is the Sidi Salem Reservoir. The river crosses between different altitude regions clothes Yahia OLED 584 meters and 1347 meters in Jebel Serj an average ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oued Tessa
Wadi ( ar, وَادِي, wādī), alternatively ''wād'' ( ar, وَاد), North African Arabic Oued, is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a wet (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water only when heavy rain occurs. Etymology The term ' is very widely found in Arabic toponyms. Some Spanish toponyms are derived from Andalusian Arabic where ' was used to mean a permanent river, for example: Guadalcanal from ''wādī al-qanāl'' ( ar, وَادِي الْقَنَال, "river of refreshment stalls"), Guadalajara from ''wādī al-ḥijārah'' ( ar, وَادِي الْحِجَارَة, "river of stones"), or Guadalquivir, from ''al-wādī al-kabīr'' ( ar, اَلْوَادِي الْكَبِير, "the great river"). General morphology and processes Wadis are located on gently sloping, nearly flat parts of deserts; commonly they begin on the distal portions of alluvial fans and extend to inland sabkhas or dry lakes. In basin and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oued Miliane
The Meliane River (وادي مليان), also known as Oued Miliane is a wadi that flows into the Gulf of Tunis located in the North Eastern coast of Tunisia. The River starts near Djebel Bargou(جبل برقو) mountains and drains a watershed of about 2000 km². The Oued Miliane has a number of including Oued el Hamma, and is the second longest course perennial river in the country after the . Geography [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oued Nebhana
Nebhana Oued is a Wadi, stream in central Tunisia at Latitude 35 ° 55'22.27 and Longitude 10 ° 1'29.39 ". Beginning about 59 meters above sea level, it flows into the Mediterranean Sea at the Gulf of Hammamet. During Roman Empire, Roman Times the area was intensely farmed and today irrigation from the stream goes to Olive and Apricot production. Barrage Nebhana Barrage Nebhana is a dam on the Oued Nebhana, situated between Sarassif Hassine and Ras el Kef, and nearby to Draa Chercheria. Barrage Nebhana is also close to Henchir el Hammam, Henchir Oum Hafsa and Kef er Rekham. in the hinterland behind Tunis References See also * Henchir Oued Nebhana (Dhorbania, town) {{coord, 35, 55, N, 10, 01, E, display=title, region:TN_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki Rivers of Tunisia, Nebhana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oued Zeroud
Zeroud Oued (واد زرود) is a stream in central Tunisia at Latitude, it flows via Sebkhet Cherita Lake, into the Mediterranean Sea at the Gulf of Hammamet. Its average course is forty kilometers even if the maximum length of its bed reaches 150 kilometers. It collects its water basin upstream by a series of wadis draining the Nara region and Jebel Tazza, all being retained by the dam Sidi Saad, located about 45 kilometers southwest of Kairouan. Downstream of the dam, a series of wadis flow into the Wadi Zeroud, flowing to a zone located about ten kilometers south-east of Kairouan where it ceases to be a single wadi and splits into several parts some of which joined the sebkha Kelbia. The rainfall reduced the region led to the near-absence of water in summer but also to floods in autumn, when rain falls during a short period of time. Construction of the dam has allowed the irrigation of farmland and helped prevent flooding, but, however, reduced the level of groun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oued El Melah
Oued el Melah or Wadi el Melah ( ar, وادي مالح, وادي المالح, "Salty Wadi") is an intermittent wadi of Tunisia whose course is located on the territory of the governorates of Gafsa and Tozeur. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Generally dry, except when it rains, the wadi has its mouth in . Oued el Melah in July 2007 with the railway br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oued Kebir
Wadi ( ar, وَادِي, wādī), alternatively ''wād'' ( ar, وَاد), North African Arabic Oued, is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a wet ( ephemeral) riverbed that contains water only when heavy rain occurs. Etymology The term ' is very widely found in Arabic toponyms. Some Spanish toponyms are derived from Andalusian Arabic where ' was used to mean a permanent river, for example: Guadalcanal from ''wādī al-qanāl'' ( ar, وَادِي الْقَنَال, "river of refreshment stalls"), Guadalajara from ''wādī al-ḥijārah'' ( ar, وَادِي الْحِجَارَة, "river of stones"), or Guadalquivir, from ''al-wādī al-kabīr'' ( ar, اَلْوَادِي الْكَبِير, "the great river"). General morphology and processes Wadis are located on gently sloping, nearly flat parts of deserts; commonly they begin on the distal portions of alluvial fans and extend to inland sabkhas or dry lakes. In basi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
