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Location:
Latitude 22o20Ž and 22o10ŽN, Longitude 32o40Žand 33o40ŽE
Area:
Type:
Nature Reserve, Biosphere Reserve
Year of establishment:
1989 Nature Reserve
1993 Biosphere Reserve
Objective:
To maintain the genetic diversity of the flora and fauna.
Sustainable Development.
Management:
The Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA)
Geographical aspects:
Wadi Al Allaqi is a valley formed by the drying up of
a large river, 275 km in length with an average width
of 1 km. The reserve is divided into three zones: the
core zone, the buffer zone and the transition zone.
Flora:
More than 90 species of annual and perennial plants.
Fauna:
Fifteen species of mammals, 16 species of birds, few
venomous reptiles, and large number of invertebrates.
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