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Location:
28o04ŽN 34o33ŽE
Area:
600 km2
Type:
Marine Reserve
Year of establishment:
1992
Objective:
Protection of the Coral reefs and the Mangrove Avicennia
marina.
Management:
The Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA)
Geographical aspects:
The largest Coastal Protectorate on the Gulf of Aqaba,
it contains a variety of ecosystems in the Sinai Peninsula.
Flora:
Present of the largest single stands of Arak bushes
Salvadorea persica in the Middle East. There are 134
plant species, where 6 of them are found only in Nabq.
Fauna:
Gazelle, Nubian Ibex, Hyrax and small mammal populations
inhabit the adjacent desert. Heron, Spoonbill and Osprey
have sustainable breeding populations in and around
the mangroves. Rich coral reef communities are present.
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