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The Nafud is connected to the Rub' al Khali by the Dahna, a corridor of gravel plains and sand dunes, 800 mi (1,287 km) long and 15 to 50 miles (24.1 to 80.5 km) wide. During the Arab Revolt in 1917, forces led by Auda ibu Tayi attacked the Turkish-held coastal town of Aqaba on its poorly defended eastern flank. The approach was via a long and ...
This was followed by many other national parks to preserve and conserve wild animals in the reserves where the threat was real. In 1990, the Technical Committee of Wildlife and National Parks was established exclusively to ensure proper management of the protected areas, as part of the General Secretariat of Agricultural Reclamation and Land ...
Al-Khunfah Natural Reserve is located on the edge of Nafud desert covering an area of 19339.0 km². The reserve was listed as designated as a natural reserve in 1987. The reserve was listed as designated as a natural reserve in 1987.
Hamadryas baboons in the Hijaz Mountains near Al Hada, Makkah Province, Hejaz. The fauna of Saudi Arabia has been better studied than the flora, not least because of interest in the larger mammals for the purpose of hunting and shooting. Birds and butterflies have also been studied, but less is known about other parts of the animal kingdom. [6]
The sand cat whose presence was recorded for the first time in the desert of Al-Najaf [14] is a small carnivorous feline located in the sandy deserts (diet consists of small rodents, cape hare, greater hoopoe lark, desert monitor, sandfish, cerastes vipers).
1. Narwhals. Narwhals are known as the "unicorns of the sea" due to their long, spiral-like tusks, which are actually elongated teeth. These mysterious marine mammals inhabit Arctic waters and use ...
Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrā is celebrated for its alphabetical arrangement and polythematic approach, making it a rich source of knowledge for both scientific and cultural insights. It covers not only the physical and behavioral traits of animals but also their symbolic significance, drawing from a variety of sources including ancient ...
Gilf Kebir Plateau lies in the heart of the eastern part of the vast Sahara Desert, and, thus, gets some of the most extreme climates on Earth.This is the driest place on the planet, not only because the area is totally rainless (the annual average rainfall amount hardly reaches 0.1 mm) but also because the geological aridity index/dryness ratio is over 200, which means that the solar energy ...