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Location:
18o59ŽN, 41o06ŽE in the Red Sea south west of Qunfudah
town.
Area:
0.147 km2
Type:
Natural Reserve, Special Nature Reserve
Year of establishment:
1978 Natural Reserve
Objective:
Protect flora and breeding bird population
Management:
National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development
(NCWCD)
Geographical aspects:
The site comprises two small flat, fossil coral islands,
one of 0.12 km2 and the second of 0.027 km2, within
5 km of the coast in the Red Sea.
Flora:
Well-vegetated, with thickets up to 3 m tall of Salvadora
persica and Suaeda fruitcosa; on more open ground there
is Cyperus onglomeratus, Atriplex farinosa and Zygophyllum
album.
Fauna:
The African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea is
the single most numerous bird species on the islands.
In Arabic language, the Collared Dove is called Al-Qamari.
Thus comes the name of the island.
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