The Siwa Protected Area covers 7,800 km2 of the Western Desert. Encompassing key natural and cultural heritage sites, and important ecological corridors, the area extends from the Libyan border in the west to the Qattara Depression in the east, and from the Diffa Plateau in the north to the Great Sand Sea in the south.
Nabq, the Gulf of Aqaba’s largest coastal park, is a 600 km2 protected area of outstanding natural beauty sheltering a variety of ecosystems. These host a rich assortment of animal life as well as marine habitats such as sea grass beds, mangrove stands, coral reefs and tidal flats. The landscape is also diverse with deserts, mountains and wadis (dry valleys).
