Monday, May 3, 2010

Nabq protected Area in South Sinai Governorate

Date of Announcement : 1992
Area : 600 km2
Type: Multipurpose protected area
Distance from Cairo : 500 km

Nabq protected Area is characterized by a number of important environmental systems like: coral reefs, sea and land creatures, large dense mangrove woods. It includes environmental systems of desert, mountain and valleys, and animals like deer, mountain goat, hyena, reptiles and a lot of migrating and resident birds beside invertebrates. Some nomad tribes live in this area. The area is a center of tourist attraction for amateurs of diving, safari and bird watching.

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