ProtectedAreasandBiodiversityinEgypt

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Protectorates Names Declaration Date Area Km2 Governorate Prime Ministerial Decree 1 Ras Mohamed National Park 1983 850 South Sinai Decrees 1068/1983 and 2035/1996 2 Zaranik Protectorate 1985 230 North Sinai Decrees 1429/1985 and 3379/1996 3 Ahrash Protectorate 1985 8 North Sinai Decrees 1429/1985 and 3379/1996 4 El Omayed Protectorate 1986 700 Matrouh Decrees 671/1986 and 3276/1996 5 Elba National Park 1986 35600 Red Sea Decrees 450/1986 and 642/1995 6 Saluga and Ghazal Protectorate 1986 0.5 Aswan Decree 928/1986 7 St. Katherine National Park 1988 4250 South Sinai Decrees 613/1988 and 940/1996 8 Ashtum El Gamil Protectorate 1988 180 Port Said Decrees 459/1988 and 2780/1998 9 Lake Qarun Protectorate 1989 250 El Fayoum Decrees 943/1989 and 2954/1997 10 Wadi El Rayan Protectorate 1989 1225 El Fayoum Decrees 943/1989 and 2954/1997 11 Wadi Alaqi Protectorate 1989 30000 Aswan Decrees 945/1989 and 2378/1996 12 Wadi El Assuti Protectorate 1989 35 Assuit Decrees 942/11989 and 710/1997 13 El Hassana Dome Protectorate 1989 1 Giza Decree 946/1989 14 Petrified Forest Protectorate 1989 7 Cairo Decree 944/1989 15 Sannur Cave Protectorate 1992 12 Beni Suef Decrees 1204/1992 and 709/1997 16 Nabaq Protectorate 1992 600 South Sinai Decrees 1511/1992 and 33/1996 17 Abu Galum Protectorate 1992 500 South Sinai Decrees 1511/1992 and 33/1996 18 Taba Protectorate 1998 3595 South Sinai Decree 316/1998 19 Lake Burullus Protectorate 1998 460 Kafr El Sheikh Decree 1444/1998 20 Nile Islands Protectorates 1998 160 All Governorates on the Nile Decree 1969/1998 21 Wadi Digla Protectorate 1999 60 Cairo Decrees 47/1999 and 3057/1999 22 Swia 2002 7800 Matrouh Decree 1219/2002 23 White Desert 2002 3010 Matrouh Decree 1220/2002 24 Wadi El-Gemal/Hamata 2003 7450 Red Sea Decree 143/2003 25 Red Sea Northern Islands 2006 1991 Red Sea Decree 1618/2006 26 El Gulf El Kebeer 2007 48523 New Valley Decree 10/2007 27 El-Dababya 2007 1 Qena Decree 109/2007 Examples of Natural Protectorates Ras Mohamed Protected Area and Tyran as well as Sanafir in South Sinai Governorate Date of Announcement : 1983 Area : 850 km2 Type : World Heritage Protected Area Distance from Cairo : 446 Km This protected Area is located at the meeting point of the Gulf of Suez and Aqaba Gulf...