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Harrat Uwayrid Nature Reserve
Harrat Uwayrid Nature Reserve
Harrat Uwayrid Nature Reserve
Harrat Uwayrid Nature Reserve, or Harrat Uwayrid Biosphere Reserve, is a nature reserve located in the Al-Ula Governorate in the Al Madinah Region in the north of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Harrat Uwayrid is a volcanic area with rugged terrain, with many valleys and volcanic craters.
The nature reserve in Harrat Uwayrid includes many species of rare plants, in addition to endemic and prey birds and about 19 species of endangered animals.
Harrat Uwayrid Nature Reserve is included in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR).
Designation date: 2022
The nature reserve in Harrat Uwayrid includes many species of rare plants, in addition to endemic and prey birds and about 19 species of endangered animals.
Harrat Uwayrid Nature Reserve is included in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR).
Designation date: 2022
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Biosphere Reserve
Harrat Uwayrid Nature Reserve
See also in Saudi Arabia
Farasan Islands Protected Area
Uruq Bani Mu’arid Protected Area
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Natural Reserve
Asir National Park
Ibex Reserve Protected Area
Jabal Aja Protected Area
Saja Umm Ar-Rimth Natural Reserve
Imam Saud bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve
Nafud al-ʽUrayq Natural Reserve
Raydah Natural Reserve
Shada Mountain Reserve
Umm al-Qamari Islands
Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Natural Reserve
Al-Jubail Marine Wildlife Sanctuary
Wadi Turabah Nature Reserve
Majami’al-Hadb Reserve
Bioclimatic Refugia of Western Arabia