🦎 Chikly

Tunisia · Africa · Nature Reserve · 36.82°N, 10.22°E

Chikly is a small island located in the northern part of Lake of Tunis which houses Fort Santiago Chikly, a former Roman citadel which was reconstructed by the Spanish Governor of Golettaalso, Luis Pérez de Vargas, between 1546 and 1550. It is connected to the kram through a path made of rocks. The fort was completely abandoned in 1830 and was left to deteriorate.

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Quick facts

Country	Tunisia
Continent / region	Africa
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	36.82°N, 10.22°E · view on map

Chikly is a nature reserve in Tunisia, in Africa. The details of why Chikly is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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