Tunisia · national park
Boukornine National Park
Boukornine National Park is a national park in Tunisia, established in 1987, covering 19 km² (7 sq mi). It is the #8 largest of Tunisia's 17 national parks.
- Area
- 19 km²
- Established
- 1987
- IUCN
- http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/cc16bd280a30f25cec22c212c5032f03
- Nearest airport
- TUN · 23 km
Nearest airports to Boukornine National Park
- 1 TUN23 kmstraight line
- 2Enfidha - Hammamet International AirportNBE68 kmstraight lineEnfidha, Tunisia
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- 3Monastir Habib Bourguiba International AirportMIR109 kmstraight lineMonastir, Tunisia
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More about Boukornine National Park
Boukornine National Park is one of 17 national parks in Tunisia. It covers 19 km² (1,939 ha) — about 9.6 times the size of Monaco, making it the #8 largest national park in Tunisia (0.2% of the country's national park area).
History and protection
The park was established in 1987, 39 years ago, one of the earliest national parks in Tunisia (the first dates from 1977). It is listed in IUCN category http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/cc16bd280a30f25cec22c212c5032f03.
Visiting Boukornine National Park
The closest airport is Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN), about 23 km away — around 30 minutes by car; alternatively Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport (NBE, 68 km). Other national parks within reach include Jebel Zaghouan National Park, Zembra and Zembretta Islands National Park (6 km²), Ichkeul National Park (126 km²) and Jebel Zaghdoud National Park — easy to combine on one trip.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.