Tunisia: Inscription of Couscous and Charfia Fishing On Unesco's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Celebrated

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Tunisia: Inscription of Couscous and Charfia Fishing On Unesco's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Celebrated

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A special day was organised Wednesday afternoon at the Chedli Klibi City of Culture by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs to celebrate the official inscription of "the knowledge, know-how and practices related to the production and consumption of couscous" and the Charfia fishing in the Kerkennah Islands on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)'s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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