Sebkhat Sidi El Hani

Sebkhet Sidi el Hani is a saline depression in the Tunisian Sahel, between Kairouan and Sousse. Winter rains bring water to the broad basin, while evaporation leaves salt on the exposed ground. The salt flat is surrounded by the cultivated plains of eastern Tunisia, a landscape of fields and olive groves. Its shallow waters and open margins change markedly with the seasons.