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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.

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Ibex Reserve Protected Area