Tunisian Geography and Nature

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  1. Which southern field near the Algerian border is Tunisia's largest oil field?
  2. Which pipeline carrying Algerian gas to Italy crosses Tunisia?
  3. Which south-eastern port city has Tunisia's main chemical complex that turns phosphate into fertiliser?
  4. Which tree covers vast areas around Sfax and gives Tunisia's main agricultural export?
  5. Which deer, the only native deer in Africa, lives in the cork oak forests of north-west Tunisia?
  6. Which southern national park protects acacia savanna and has reintroduced oryx?
  7. Which lake lies between Tunis and the Gulf, linked by a canal at La Goulette?
  8. Which district of Tunis is a UNESCO site with the Zitouna Mosque?
  9. Which city, with the Great Mosque of Uqba, is a holy city of Islam in the Maghreb?
  10. Which east-coast peninsula city, founded in 921, has a massive gate called the Skifa el Kahla?
  11. Which coastal city holds a large ribat fortress and the mausoleum of Bourguiba?
  12. Which hilltop village near Tunis, with blue-and-white houses, overlooks the Gulf of Tunis?
  13. What are ghorfas in southern Tunisia?
  14. From which phosphate town does the tourist train Lézard Rouge run through the Seldja Gorge?
  15. Which Cap Bon resort town has a fifteenth-century fort in its medina above the beach?
  16. Which north-west coastal town, with a Genoese fort, is known for coral and a jazz festival?
  17. Which north-western town in a cereal-growing region is called the granary of Rome?
  18. Which tough steppe grass from the Kasserine plateaus is used for paper pulp?
  19. Which pink wading bird gathers in large flocks on lagoons near Tunis and Sfax?
  20. Which small islands off Monastir are a nesting site for loggerhead turtles?
  21. Where does the El Ghriba synagogue, among the oldest in Africa, stand?
  22. Which oasis town near the Algerian border is known for the Corbeille, a hollow filled with palms?
  23. Which Italian island lies about 70 kilometres from the Tunisian coast?
  24. Which name is given to the olive-growing coastal region between Sousse and Mahdia?
  25. What is the Jerid in southern Tunisia?

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