Bahiret el Bibane

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Bahiret el Bibane is a large lagoon of around 33 km length by 10 km width near the Libyan border located 10 km North of the town of Ben Gardane and 20 km West of the city of Zarzis, in the Medenine governorate. It has been classified as a Ramsar Wetland since 2007. The lagoon itself is the second largest in Tunisia after the lagoon or gulf of Boughrara. In addition to the main lagoon, the Ramsar protected site of 39.266 ha also covers the coastal waters outside the lagoon, a smaller lagoon called Bahar Alouane (the sea of colors) along the coast towards the city of Zarzis, and two "sebkhets" or salt flats West of the main lagoon.

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