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Nabq
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the Managed Resource Protected Area, is located
approx. 35 km north of Sharm el Sheikh and
can easily be visited in one or even half a day. It is very
peasant visiting, since only few visitors come here, mostly
people that are interested in botanics or fauna.
Coming from Sharm El Sheikh, you will find
the entrance if you keep on the streets close to the coast
line. At the gate a fee is being requested and visitors
may get a leaflet about the protectorates of Sinai (Ras
Mohamed, Ras Nabq, and Ras
Abu Galum) for that.
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The
area of Nabq covers more than 600km² and
is especially interesting for plant and animal enthusiasts.
More than 130 plant species can be found, about
85 are unique. Try to bring binoculars to observe
birds or other animals.
This natural resource shows various remarcable ecosystems
and habitat types. Most worthwile are probably the dunes located
at the mouth of the Wadi Kid and the beautiful
mangroves
(Avicennia Marina), that
can be seen in various places. |
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As part of their
work, the EEAA (Egyptian Environmental Affairs
Agency) protects this natural resource area in terms of:
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the most nothern
stand of mangrove trees (avicennia
maria) of the Indian Ocean complex,
that the Red Sea forms a part of. |
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the
coral reefs |
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one of the
larges single stands of Arak bushes (Salvadorea
persica) in the Middle East. They
are covering the higher dunes of Wadi Kid alluvial
fan. |
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more than
130 plant species of which six are found
exclusively in protected area of Nabq. |
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animals like
the Gazelle,
Nubian Ibex,
Hyrax and small
mammal populations. |
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| Sea grass habitat:
Beds of sea grasses may be found in some lagoons or on
sediments before the mouths of valleys. The Red Sea
harbours seven species of phaneragamous grasses belonging
mainly to three families, some of them can be seen at Ras
Nabq. |
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The
Mangroves: The main species of the Red Sea
is the evergreen white mangrove,
a plant of shallow tidal zone. Specialized cells in roots
and leaves are capable of secreting salt crystals. The mangrove
biotope is a self-sustaining habitat rich in nutrients that
supports a distinct salt-water community. This provides
a home for a variety of marine wildlife
and algal flora. |
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