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...
- Travel: The Gilf Kebir
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/793/tr1.htmAn article about the scenery and rock art of the Gilf Kebir: "Rock art is the oldest form of art left by the human race. While few countries are blessed with samples of such art, Egypt enjoys a handful of them....
- Developing The Faiyum Whales Valley Area
http://tinyurl.com/b29my (Egypt State Information Service) "The ministerial committee formed by Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif to develop Al-Hitan (Whales) valley area as a nature reserve held its second meeting to consider a plan for the purpose. The...
- Gilf Kebir Feature
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/gilfkebir1.htm The Tour Egypt website has been updated this week with a feature on the Gilf Kebir, by Allan Watson. The Gilf Kebir is in one of the driest areas of the world - rainfall is so meagre that it cannot...
- 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
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 el-Gelf el-Kebir enjoys a distinguished geographic position and teems with a wealth of cultural and environmental heritage.
The area is on the Owainat Mountain linking Egypt, Libya and Sudan; therefore it can help open new scopes for cooperation among the three nations, according to the minister.
There is a project aiming to protect bio-diversity in the area through development, the minister said.
Some 24 existing and potential nature reserves, covering about 10 percent of Egypt's area, according to a presidential decree in 2001. By 2017, nature reserves are expected to spread across around 17 per cent of Egypt."
Gilf Kebir is stuffed full of fascinating prehistoric archaeology, including rock art, and is associated with some fairly hair raising stories from more recent times. To see more about this stunning area (geography, history and exploration, rock art and archaeology), see Andras Zboray's website:
In statements, George said the reserve in the New Valley area of el-Gelf el-Kebir enjoys a distinguished geographic position and teems with a wealth of cultural and environmental heritage.
The area is on the Owainat Mountain linking Egypt, Libya and Sudan; therefore it can help open new scopes for cooperation among the three nations, according to the minister.
There is a project aiming to protect bio-diversity in the area through development, the minister said.
Some 24 existing and potential nature reserves, covering about 10 percent of Egypt's area, according to a presidential decree in 2001. By 2017, nature reserves are expected to spread across around 17 per cent of Egypt."
Gilf Kebir is stuffed full of fascinating prehistoric archaeology, including rock art, and is associated with some fairly hair raising stories from more recent times. To see more about this stunning area (geography, history and exploration, rock art and archaeology), see Andras Zboray's website:
http://www.fjexpeditions.com/frameset/geography.htm
- 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...
- Travel: The Gilf Kebir
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/793/tr1.htmAn article about the scenery and rock art of the Gilf Kebir: "Rock art is the oldest form of art left by the human race. While few countries are blessed with samples of such art, Egypt enjoys a handful of them....
- Developing The Faiyum Whales Valley Area
http://tinyurl.com/b29my (Egypt State Information Service) "The ministerial committee formed by Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif to develop Al-Hitan (Whales) valley area as a nature reserve held its second meeting to consider a plan for the purpose. The...
- Gilf Kebir Feature
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/gilfkebir1.htm The Tour Egypt website has been updated this week with a feature on the Gilf Kebir, by Allan Watson. The Gilf Kebir is in one of the driest areas of the world - rainfall is so meagre that it cannot...
- 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...