It is known for its religious diversity, has ancient mosques, churches and synagogues and natural landscape.
Thousands of Jewish visitors visit the El Ghriba synagogue built 2,400 years ago for Jewish prayers and rituals. www.whc.unesco.org/en/list/1640
There are now nineTunisian sites on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, with the others being the :
Amphitheatre of El Jem
Archaeological Site of Carthage
the Medina of Tunis
Ichkeul National Park
the Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis
Kairouan, Medina of Sousse, and
the Dougga archeological site. www.whc.unesco.org/en
* Fakhri Khalsi at fakhri.khalsi@discovertunisia.com
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