| Name | Hisma |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Description | The northern extension of the Najran highlands in the rainshadow of the Sarawat Escarpment, with perennial streams. Includes Al-Masani'. Not yet inventoried. Species in it Commiphora gileadensis, Commiphora myrrha, Dracaena serrulata, Moringa peregrine, Phoenix dactylifera, Ziziphus spina-christi, Solanum cordatum, Balanites aegyptiaca |
| Refrences | http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/Alfarhan/Pages/ConservationEfforts.aspx |
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Name | Hobyo |
| Country | Somalia |
| Description | - |
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Name | Hor al Hammar marshes |
| Country | Iraq |
| Description | The Hammar Marshes are a large complex of wetlands in Iraq that are part of the Tigris-Euphrates river system, along with the Mesopotamian Marshes which also encompass the Hawizeh and Central Marshes. The Hammar Marshes formerly covered an area of 2,800 square kilometres of permanent wetland, extending to over 4,500 square kilometres in certain seasons, but were almost totally destroyed during the 1990s by drainage projects, and have only recently seen some recovery. |
| Refrences | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammar_Marshes |
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Name | Horsh Ehden |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Description | Horsh Ehden is a Nature Reserve located in North Lebanon, it contains a particularly diverse and beautiful remnant forest of the cedar of Lebanon, making the reserve a very important part of the country's cultural and natural heritage. Located on the northwestern slopes of Mount Lebanonand pampered by mist and relatively high precipitation, a multitude of rare and endemic plants that flourish in it. Stands of cedars are bordered by a mixed forest of juniper, fir, and the country's last protected community of wild apple trees. On a peaceful hike through the forest, the lucky visitor might spot an endangered eastern imperial eagle or Bonelli's eagle, agray wolf, or a wildcat. The reserve's beautiful valleys and gorges, with their wild orchids, brightly colored salamanders, mushrooms, and other flora and fauna, are sure to soothe even the most harried visitor |
| Refrences | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsh_Ehden |
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Name | Houbara |
| Country | UAE |
| Description | With the support of EAD, the International Fund for Houbara Conservation (IFHC) has established a major captive breeding programme for the threatened Asian Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii), the traditional quarry for Arab Falconers. In 2008 it produced 981 chicks in captivity, and is working towards the future production of 10,000 birds annually, most of which will be released. A re introduction programme has been launched in western Abu Dhabi, with a number of birds both surviving and breeding. To support this, EAD has proposed the establishment of a 769 km2 PA habitat for the Houbara. IFHC also collaborates with other countries stretching across the Houbara migratory range from Yemen to Kazakhstan and China, promoting their participation in national, regional, and international conservation initiatives. |
| Refrences | https://www.environmentalatlas.ae/seaToSummit/biodiversityConservation |
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Name | Ibex Reserve |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Description | Limestone plateaus and canyons of the Tuwayq Escarpment; Inventoried . Species in it Adiantum capillus-veneris, Maerua crassifolia, Haloxylon persicum, Convolvulus infantispinosus, Cymbopogon commutatus, Ficus palmata, Phoenix dactylifera, Ochradenus arabicus, Ziziphus spina-christi |
| Refrences | http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/Alfarhan/Pages/ConservationEfforts.aspx |
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Name | Ich Oumlal |
| Country | Morocco |
| Description | - |
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Name | Ichkeul National Park |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Description | Ichkeul Biosphere Reserve is situated approximately 25km south-west of Bizerte in the north of Tunisia. The area consists of an isolated and wooded massif (Djebel Ichkeul) and a brackish water lake (Ichkeul Lake). Ichkeul wetland is one of the most important sites in the entire Mediterranean region for wintering Palaearctic waterfowl, with records of up to 300,000-400,000 birds present at one time. The site has a typically semi-arid climate and is dominated by pan-Mediterranean plant species. Its has been also designated as Ramsar wetland and national park. |
| Refrences | http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=TUN+03 |
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Name | Ifrane National Park |
| Country | Morocco |
| Description | Ifrane National Park is a national park in the Moyen Atlas mountain range, in Morocco. It covers an area of 500 km². Much of the park is forested with Atlas cedar. Ifrane National Park is one of the few remaining habitats for the Barbary Macaque,Macaca sylvanus; this primate prehistorically had a much broader range in North Africa, but currently survives as anendangered species in narrowly restricted and fragmented habitats |
| Refrences | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ifrane_National_Park |
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Name | Ighernan |
| Country | Morocco |
| Description | - |
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Name | Ikounka |
| Country | Morocco |
| Description | - |
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Name | Ile Chikly |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Description | Chikly is a small island located in the northern part of Lake of Tunis and known to house Fort Santiago Chikly, a former Roman citadel which was reconstructed by the Governor Spanish of Goletta, Luys Peres Varga, between 1546 and 1550. The fort was completely abandoned in 1830 and therefore deteriorated.Chikly was declared a national cultural heritage in December 1993 and is owned by Ministry of Culture of Tunisia. To date, the fort is being restored as part of the Tunisian-Spanish cooperation involving the National Heritage Institute and the University of Madrid. Excavation and cleaning took place in 1994 followed by archaeological excavations at 1995. They found mosaics and charts dated back to the Byzantine and Roman period in the 4th and 5th centuries. |
| Refrences | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikly |
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Name | Ile de Rachgoun |
| Country | Algeria |
| Description | The island of Rachgoun is a Mediterranean volcanic island 4 km off the Algerian coast and with a semi-arid climate. It is unique in Algeria for supporting the Critically Endangered Mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus monachus. The seas surrounding the island are used by endangered whale species: Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus, Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus and the most widely distributed of the beaked whales, Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris. Loggerhead Caretta caretta and Leatherback Dermochelys coriacea Turtles, respectively Endangered and Critically Endangered, also use the island. The island is an important source of food, spawning ground and nursery for fishes, crustaceans and molluscs, and isis used by a variety of breeding seabirds, including Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii and Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea, and other migratory waterbirds. The fragile ecosystem of the island and its vulnerability to multiple human interventions has led to degradations that continue to alter the ecology of the site. |
| Refrences | https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1961?language=en |
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Name | Iles des Sept Freres ainsi que Ras Syan, Khor Angar et la foret de Godoria |
| Country | Djibouti |
| Description | - |
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Name | Iles Kerkennah ou L'archipel de Kerkennah |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Description | A flat archipelago of several islets and permanent shallow marine water at the northeastern end of the Kerkennah Islands. It is a significant wintering ground for migrating birds including waterbirds and shoreline bird species. The tufts of Neptune Grass, Posidonia oceanica, covering the area play an important role in maintaining biodiversity as they supply oxygen and shelter for many vertebrate and invertebrate species, including aquatic species such as fish, bivalves and gastropods among others. Marine fauna in the area are also represented by sponges and mollusks and several types of tortoise. The site and surroundings are an important fishing and agricultural area with a moderately developed tourism sector; artisanal fishing is best represented by a famous, local traditional method, called charfias, using arrays of traps built from palm leaves. Potential threats include the presence of large phosphate producing industries, but it is expected that the management plan, legal steps, and creation of a marine protected area will ameliorate the situation. |
| Refrences | https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/2012 |
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Name | Iles Kneiss avec leurs zones intertidales |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Description | Located at the center of the Gulf of Gabès and noted for its remarkably high tidal variation of about 2m amplitude, a vast depression surrounded by marine subtidal aquatic beds, intertidal mud and sand flats, intertidal marshes and sandy shores. These islands, about 3.5km from the mainland, consist of 4 subislands which emerge from the sea at high tide but are surrounded by vast mud and sand flats at low tide. The dominant marine vegetation is Cymodocea nodosa. This site is the most important area for migratory waders in the Mediterranean zone, and over 330,000 waterbirds have been counted on this wetland. It is a breeding ground for the little Egret (Egretta garzetta), common Redshank (Tringa tetanus), Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei) and a wintering ground for the Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), the Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), etc. The shores of the islands hold a wide variety of shellfish which are exploited visiting population. The islands are not inhabited but are visited by humans for shell collection for exportation to Italy. Despite the introduction of collection licenses in 1988, overexploitation of shell remains a problem. |
| Refrences | https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1704 |
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Name | Iles Musha et Maskhali |
| Country | Djibouti |
| Description | - |
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Name | Ilôt de Skhirat |
| Country | Morocco |
| Description | It is a city in the Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer Region of Morocco. Known within Morocco for its beautiful beaches it has recently begun developing and property and land prices have increased greatly. |
| Refrences | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skhirat |
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Name | Im Marmoucha |
| Country | Morocco |
| Description | - |
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Name | Imi n'Ifri |
| Country | Morocco |
| Description | A natural site in Morocco, 6 km south of Demnate in central Morocco. Imi N'Ifri means “The door to the cave” in the local berber dialect and is sculpted in the soft rocks “travertine” dating to the quaternary period (1.8 million years ago). Overtime with the shifting geological forces, the travertine was formed from dissolved calcium carbonate during rainfalls. The presence of springs and sources is due to the contact between the limestone and permeable dolomite of the lower jurassic period (200 yrs ago). The water draining into the salifernous formations are salty. |
| Refrences | http://marockblog.tumblr.com/post/7433048502/imi-nifri-natural-bridge-pont-naturel-imi |
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