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Desert landscape of Khor Al Adaid in southern Qatar. Protected areas of Qatar include: Al Reem Biosphere Preserve (designated in 2007) is part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in the Arab States; Al Shahaniyah Park in Al-Shahaniya; Al Thakira Nature Reserve in Al Thakhira [1] Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation
There are 21 species of mammals in Qatar. [2] Larger terrestrial mammals such as the Arabian oryx and Arabian gazelle are protected and are held in nature reserves. [3] The Arabian gazelle is the only native gazelle species to Qatar and is locally referred to as the rheem. [4] Qatar's largest mammal is the dugong.
Al Reem Biosphere Reserve is an inhabited area of 120,000 hectares in northwest Qatar that includes semi-arid desert landscapes that are home to gazelles and Arabian oryx, among other wildlife. It is one of 24 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in the Middle East ( World Network of Biosphere Reserves in the Arab States ). [ 1 ]
Qatar, [a] officially the State of Qatar, [b] is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East ; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf .
Panicum turgidum in a wadi near Mukaynis, Qatar. The flora of Qatar includes more than 300 species of wild plants. [1] Qatar occupies a small desert peninsula that is around 80 km (50 miles) from east to west and 160 km (100 miles) from north to south. [2] The climate is hot and humid with sporadic rain.
At the present, it is a major tourist destination for Qatar. Khor Al Adaid was officially designated as a nature reserve by the Qatari government in 2007. [2] Qatar has proposed the site's inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list, but as of 2025, it remains on UNESCO's Tentative List. [3]
Name Image Location Criteria Year Description; Al Zubarah Archaeological Site: Al Shamal Municipality. Cultural (iii) (iv) (v) 2013 The walled coastal town of Al Zubarah in the Persian Gulf flourished as a pearling and trading centre in the late 18th century and early 19th centuries, before it was destroyed in 1811 and abandoned in the early 1900s.
In the course of a study being carried out in 1986 and 1999 on the Persian Gulf, the largest-ever group sightings were made of more than 600 individuals to the west of Qatar. [ 6 ] Ras Laffan and Fuwayrit are the two most important sea turtle habitats in Qatar, their natural geography offering a suitable breeding ground, particularly within ...