Oued Zitoun (Tunisia)
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The Oued Zitoun (وادى الزيتون) is a
river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
of
Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital = Tunis , largest_city = capital , ...
,
North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in ...
. The Oued Zitoum is a
tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
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 ...
which flows into the
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near
Bizerte Bizerte or Bizerta ( ar, بنزرت, translit=Binzart , it, Biserta, french: link=no, Bizérte) the classical Hippo, is a city of Bizerte Governorate in Tunisia. It is the northernmost city in Africa, located 65 km (40mil) north of the cap ...
. 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


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