El Feidja National Park
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El Feidja National Park is located in Northwest
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and has an area of . It is home to many animals, notably,
Barbary stag The Barbary stag (''Cervus elaphus barbarus''), also known as the Atlas deer or African elk, is a subspecies of the red deer that is native to North Africa. It is the only deer known to be native to Africa, aside from '' Megaceroides algericus'', ...
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African golden wolf The African wolf (''Canis lupaster'') or golden wolf, formerly known as the African golden jackal, is a canine native to North Africa, West Africa, the Sahel, northern East Africa, and the Horn of Africa. It is listed as least concern on the IU ...
, and Barbary boar. El Feidja offers a beautiful landscape, with an abundance of forests, mountains, natural springs and lakes, where many endangered species have been preserved. This area is very important as an archaeological site. The IUCN classifies this park as Category II.


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UNESCO
National parks of Tunisia Protected areas established in 1980 {{Africa-protected-area-stub