Selja Gorges | |
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Naming | |
Native name | Gorges de Selja (French) |
Geography | |
Country | Tunisia |
State | Gafsa Governorate |
Coordinates | 34°23′37″N 8°20′36″E / 34.39361°N 8.34333°E |
Official name | Les Gorges de Thelja |
Designated | 2 February 2012 |
Reference no. | 2009[1] |
Selja Gorges (from the traditionnal transcription fr. Gorges de Selja) or the Thelja Gorges as more recently transcribed from Arabic (arabic حلق الثالجة) are located in southern Tunisia in Gafsa Governorate.
The gorges link the Gafsa Valley with the Redeyef plateau. The area contains abundant phosphate deposits.