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Ibex Reserve Protected Area
Ibex Reserve Protected Area
Ibex Reserve Protected Area
Ibex Reserve Protected Area is a nature reserve located in the central region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, south of Al-Hariq Governorate and south of the city of Riyadh. The reserve is a large, rugged plateau located within the Tuwaiq Mountain range and is interspersed with many valleys and ridges, in addition to some sandy areas.
Among the most important trees in the reserve are Acacia, Vachellia flava and Sidr. The reserve also includes a group of shrubs and herbs in small valleys and ridges.
The reserve is home to large numbers of ibex in their innate state, especially the Nubian ibex, and it is also suitable as an area for the resettlement of some wild animals such as deer and antelopes. There are other numbers of animals in the reserve, the most widespread of which are Rock hyrax, wild cats, foxes, wolves, rabbits, jerboas and monitor lizards, in addition to some varieties of snakes, as well as a group of birds of prey and sparrows, in addition to a few numbers of Houbara bustards.
Among the most important trees in the reserve are Acacia, Vachellia flava and Sidr. The reserve also includes a group of shrubs and herbs in small valleys and ridges.
The reserve is home to large numbers of ibex in their innate state, especially the Nubian ibex, and it is also suitable as an area for the resettlement of some wild animals such as deer and antelopes. There are other numbers of animals in the reserve, the most widespread of which are Rock hyrax, wild cats, foxes, wolves, rabbits, jerboas and monitor lizards, in addition to some varieties of snakes, as well as a group of birds of prey and sparrows, in addition to a few numbers of Houbara bustards.
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Ibex Reserve Protected Area
See also in Saudi Arabia
Farasan Islands Protected Area
Harrat Uwayrid Nature Reserve
Uruq Bani Mu’arid Protected Area
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Natural Reserve
Asir National Park
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