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Gilf Kebir National Park
Gilf Kebir National Park
Gilf Kebir National Park
Gilf Kebir National Park is a national park located in the New Valley Governorate in the far southwest of Egypt, bordered on the west by the border with Libya and from the south by the border with Sudan. The reserve consists of vast dry plains of sand dunes, mountainous areas, and caves.
The park characterized the presence of three different ecosystems which are the southern ranges of the Great Sand Sea, including the Silica glass area, the Gilf Kebir plateau and the Egyptian portion of the Gabal El Uweinat massif. The reserve contains important plants adapted to the desert, such as Acacia trees and Zilla shrubs, in addition to animals, the most important of which is the Barbary Sheep.
The park characterized the presence of three different ecosystems which are the southern ranges of the Great Sand Sea, including the Silica glass area, the Gilf Kebir plateau and the Egyptian portion of the Gabal El Uweinat massif. The reserve contains important plants adapted to the desert, such as Acacia trees and Zilla shrubs, in addition to animals, the most important of which is the Barbary Sheep.

by Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

by Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

by Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Gilf Kebir National Park
See also in Egypt
Omayed Nature Reserve
Wadi Allaqui Biosphere Reserve
Wadi Al-Hitan
Ras Mohammed
Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert
Bird Migration Routes
Desert Wadis
Mountain Chains
Great Desert Landscapes
Dababiya
Black Desert Reserve
White Desert National Park
Nabq Protected Area
Saint Katherine Protectorate
Sannur Cave Protected Area
Wadi El Gemal - Hamata National Park
Wadi El Rayan Nature Protectorate