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Shada Mountain Reserve
Shada Mountain Reserve
Shada Mountain Reserve
Shada Mountain Reserve is a nature reserve located in the southwest of the Al Bahah Region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Shada Mountain is an extension of the Hijaz Mountains, and it consists of highlands with basalt rocks, from which many valleys descend.
Among the most important trees of the reserve there are junipers and wild olives, in addition to many shrubs, herbs and grasses. As for the animals, the most important of them are the striped hyena, the Arabian leopard, the Arabian wolf, foxes and lynx.
Among the most important trees of the reserve there are junipers and wild olives, in addition to many shrubs, herbs and grasses. As for the animals, the most important of them are the striped hyena, the Arabian leopard, the Arabian wolf, foxes and lynx.
by Gadallah NS, Soliman AM, Al Dhafer HM (2020), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
by Háva J, Abdel-Dayem MS, Aldhafer HM (2021), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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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
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
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