With interesting natural features and varied contours, the geography of Tunisia makes for a fascinating study. Read on to know more about the natural landscape of the country.

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Geography of Tunisia



The landscape variations make for interesting study of the geography of Tunisia. Tunisia is located at the northernmost edge of Africa and bordered on the west by Algeria and by Libya on the south. From mountains to coasts, river and lakes, you will find varied topographical features. Geography of Tunisia is marked by interesting features and appears more fascinating with varied landscape.

Tunisian Republic is situated on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa. Bordered by Algeria to the west and Libya to the southeast, it is the northernmost country and smallest of all nations located along the Atlas mountain range.

Situated on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa, Tunisia is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Nile Valley. More than forty percent of the country is composed of the Sahara desert. Along with the desert landscape, you can find fertile soil of the African country. It is smallest of all the nations along the Atlas mountain range. Apart from the Sahara desert, you will also find forty percent of area which consists of fertile soil and has a 1300 kilometers coastline.

Tunisia being bordered by Algeria in the west and Libya in the south-east has diverse climatic conditions and geographical diversity. The rapid southern turn of its shoreline divides Tunisia into two sides on the Mediterranean. Moreover Tunisia is a small size country with diverse geographical features and you can experience the charm of the place by visiting the unique African country.

With varied geographical features and diverse climactic conditions, Tunisian geography is really interesting. The Dorsal, an extension of the Atlas Mountains, passes through Tunisia in a northeasterly direction from the Algerian border in the west to the Cape Bon peninsula. With varying elevations, the Tunisian landscape is fascinating.

Apart from an extension of Dorsal, travelers can find the low- lying rolling hills of the Tell, in the northwestern corner of Tunisia. Sahil is another plain along Tunisia's eastern Mediterranean coast. The southern region of the country is semi-arid and most part of which is desert.

Landscape variations in Tunisia range from mountains to coasts. Moreover plains, rivers, lakes, woodlands, cultivations of grapes and olives, oases, salt-plains and deserts constitute the varying landscape.

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