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- Unesco Places Gebel Qattrani On The Natural Heritage List
Egypt State Information Service Today is a good day - here's another post about an area close to my heart: Minister of Environment Maged George said that a comprehensive file about Qatarani Mountain in el-Fayyoum was prepared to be presented to UNESCO...
- Valley Of The Whales - Wadi Al Hitan
Al Ahram Weekly (Mahmoud Bakr) In an event organised by the Ministry of Environment, Mrs Suzanne Mubarak inaugurated the Valley of the Whales Protected Area in Fayoum. The valley is part of the Wadi Al-Rayan Protected Area, 150km southeast of Cairo and...
- El-dababiya Nature Reserve, Qena
http://tinyurl.com/3ashmx (sis.gov.eg) "The Ministry of Environment has declared El-Dababiya district of Qena a nature reserve. Of all Egyptian reserve areas, El-Dababiya is the 27th. 'This area in Upper Egypt is in fact a world-level geological beau-ideal,'...
- Gilf Kebir Designated A Nature Reserve
http://tinyurl.com/3y9yw2 (sis.gov.eg)"A newly-announced nature reserve in Egypt will be one of the most important tourist attractions, Environment Minister Maged George said on Saturday. In statements, George said the reserve in the New Valley area of...
- Wadi Hittan Nature Reserve On Tourist Map
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o200825g.htm"The government is to launch within the next few days the development project of the Wadi Hittan (Whales Valley) nature reserve in Rayan Valley in Fayoum governorate. The project aims at placing this area...
Egypt
Faiyum whales to become part of nature reserve
Egypt State Information Service
Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak inaugurates Sunday 10/2/2008 the International Whales Nature reserve of Al Fayoum in celebrations to be organized by the Environment Ministry on the occasion of the UNESCO'S choosing this nature reserve to join the list of the world nature heritage which comprises 259 such locations worldwide.
Environment Minister Maged George said the location of the whales' nature reserve was developed to become a unique open museum as it includes 400 whales skeletons dated back to more than 40 million years ago.
- Unesco Places Gebel Qattrani On The Natural Heritage List
Egypt State Information Service Today is a good day - here's another post about an area close to my heart: Minister of Environment Maged George said that a comprehensive file about Qatarani Mountain in el-Fayyoum was prepared to be presented to UNESCO...
- Valley Of The Whales - Wadi Al Hitan
Al Ahram Weekly (Mahmoud Bakr) In an event organised by the Ministry of Environment, Mrs Suzanne Mubarak inaugurated the Valley of the Whales Protected Area in Fayoum. The valley is part of the Wadi Al-Rayan Protected Area, 150km southeast of Cairo and...
- El-dababiya Nature Reserve, Qena
http://tinyurl.com/3ashmx (sis.gov.eg) "The Ministry of Environment has declared El-Dababiya district of Qena a nature reserve. Of all Egyptian reserve areas, El-Dababiya is the 27th. 'This area in Upper Egypt is in fact a world-level geological beau-ideal,'...
- Gilf Kebir Designated A Nature Reserve
http://tinyurl.com/3y9yw2 (sis.gov.eg)"A newly-announced nature reserve in Egypt will be one of the most important tourist attractions, Environment Minister Maged George said on Saturday. In statements, George said the reserve in the New Valley area of...
- Wadi Hittan Nature Reserve On Tourist Map
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o200825g.htm"The government is to launch within the next few days the development project of the Wadi Hittan (Whales Valley) nature reserve in Rayan Valley in Fayoum governorate. The project aims at placing this area...