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The Great Nafud Desert is a vast sand sea in the north of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, covering about 65,000 km², or nearly 3.2% of the Kingdom's land area, with wide parts lying within the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Reserve. It contains a diversity of dune forms and notable landmarks such as Jabal Al-Ulaym and Nafud Al-Ashyakh.
Read articleAl-Waol Ibex Reserve is a nature reserve in the Riyadh Region, supervised and managed by the National Center for Wildlife, located about 120 km south of Riyadh city within the Tuwaiq Mountains range. It was inscribed on 9 October 2024 in the Green List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, becoming the first reserve in the Kingdom to meet its standards.
Read articleKing Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Nature Reserve is a royal nature reserve in the northwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the largest reserve in the Middle East, with a total area of 130,700 square kilometres extending across four administrative regions. It contains broad biodiversity and rock art sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Read articleJabal Al-Lawz is a mountain peak in north-western Saudi Arabia, located within the Madyan Mountains in the Tabuk region and rising 2,580 metres above sea level. It is known for the snow that settles on its summit in winter, and it contains rock carvings dating back more than ten thousand years.
Read articleHarrat Al-Harrah Reserve is a high-conservation natural area in northwestern Saudi Arabia, extending across the Northern Borders and Al-Jawf regions within the boundaries of the King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve. It features a volcanic plateau and plant and wildlife diversity, and is the first reserve established by the Saudi Wildlife Authority.
Read articleKing Khalid Royal Reserve is a royal nature reserve located northeast of Riyadh on an area of 1,162 square kilometres, and its development is overseen by the Imam Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Royal Reserve Development Authority. It encompasses the Al-Urmah mountain range, geological and archaeological landmarks, and programmes for wildlife reintroduction and vegetation protection.
Read articleWadi Bisha is a wadi among the largest of the Arabian Peninsula, in Bisha Governorate in the Asir Region, and its length exceeds 450 kilometres. King Fahd Dam stands on its course with a storage capacity of 325 million cubic metres, and along its banks are date-palm cultivation, the 'Al-Sifri' dates, and rock carvings numbering more than 10,000.
Read articleThe Aja and Salma mountains are two mountain ranges in the Hail Region and among its most famous natural and heritage landmarks, forming a destination for environmental and mountain tourism and for archaeological sites that include the palace of Hatim al-Ta'i and Darb Zubaydah [1].
Read articleWadi Lajab is a fault gorge in the eastern part of Jabal al-Qahr in Al-Rayth governorate, Jazan Region. It extends about 11 kilometers and holds hanging gardens of tall palms, freshwater springs and a rock resembling a human head, making it one of the most prominent natural and tourist landmarks in northern Jazan Region and among the Kingdom's leading destinations.
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