Kneiss, the Glossary
Kneiss (أرخبيل الكنائس) is an archipelago of small Islands in the Gulf of Gabes, located a few kilometers offshore of Tunisia, about 50 km south of Sfax.[1]
Table of Contents
9 relations: Cenae, Fulgentius of Ruspe, Gabriel de Vallseca, Gulf of Gabès, Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, Portolan chart, Ramsar Convention, Sfax, Tunisia.
- Islands of Tunisia
- Protected areas of Tunisia
- Ramsar sites in Tunisia
Cenae
The diocese of Cene (Dioecesis Cenensis) is a suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.
See Kneiss and Cenae
Fulgentius of Ruspe
Fabius Claudius Gordianus Fulgentius, also known as Fulgentius of Ruspe (462 or 467 – 1 January 527 or 533), was a North African Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Ruspe in what is now Tunisia, during the 5th and 6th century.
See Kneiss and Fulgentius of Ruspe
Gabriel de Vallseca
Gabriel de Vallseca, also referred to as Gabriel de Valseca and Gabriel de Valsequa (Barcelona, before 1408 - Palma, after 1467) was a cartographer of Jewish descent connected to the Majorcan cartographic school.
See Kneiss and Gabriel de Vallseca
Gulf of Gabès
The Gulf of Gabes (or Cabès, Cabes, Gaps; ḫalīǧ Qābis), also known as Lesser Syrtis (from Mikrá Sýrtis; Syrtis Minor), contrasting with the Greater Syrtis in Libya, is a gulf on Tunisia's east coast in the Mediterranean Sea, off North Africa.
Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax
The Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax is an ancient Greek periplus (περίπλους períplous, 'circumnavigation') describing the sea route around the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
See Kneiss and Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax
Portolan chart
Portolan charts are nautical charts, first made in the 13th century in the Mediterranean basin and later expanded to include other regions.
Ramsar Convention
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands).
See Kneiss and Ramsar Convention
Sfax
Sfax (Ṣafāqis) is a city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis.
See Kneiss and Sfax
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is the northernmost country in Africa.
See also
Islands of Tunisia
- Chergui
- Chikly
- Djerba
- Galite Islands
- Gharbi, Tunisia
- Kerkennah Islands
- Kneiss
- Plane Island
- Zembra
- Zembretta
Protected areas of Tunisia
Ramsar sites in Tunisia
- Bahiret el Bibane
- Bou-Hedma National Park
- Chott el Djerid
- Kerkennah Islands
- Kneiss
- Lake Ichkeul
- Lake of Tunis
- List of Ramsar sites in Tunisia
- Oued Zeroud
- Sebkha Kelbia
- Sebkhet de Sidi El Hani
- Selja Gorges
- Sidi el Barrak Dam
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kneiss
Also known as Iles Kneiss avec leurs zones intertidales.