Ibex Protected Area

Code: IBX

It is located in the central region, south of Hariq and west of Houtat Bani Tamim areas, about 180 km away from Riyadh. It covers an area of 1,840.9 km ² (710.7 square miles). It is considered an rich resource PA and parts of it are classified with rich abundance of wildlife nature (protected by a special nature, a nature reserve biosphere). It is a large rugged plateau within a mountain range interspersed with many valleys, reefs, and some sandy areas. The height of the western edges of the mountains reaches 1097 AD.

The Plants

It contains trees of spleen, tan, lam, ladders, and lid, especially in protected valleys. Shrubs, herbs, and weeds are also found in small valleys and reefs where they grow well after rainfall.

Wildlife Creatures

The main reason for protecting this area was that it contained a small herd remaining from its wildlife state, whose numbers soon increased after protection. There are also needles, foxes, several types of rodents and birds, and the most important of which are sand partridge and reptiles. Numbers of ibex and Edami were resettled to the reserve in 1990. The species adapted to the nature of the region where numbers grew magnificently.

Umm Al-Qamari Island Protected Area

Code: QMR

Umm Al-Qamari Island PA is located southwest of the city of Al-Qanfat in the Red Sea. It consists of two islands, Umm Al-Qamari Al-Barani and Umm Al-Qamari Al-Fawqaniyah. The total area of the two islands is about 4.03 km² (1.55 square miles) which is considered of a special nature. It was called the mother of Umm Al-Qamari; because of the large number of Umm Al-Qamari birds in it, especially during the migration season. The surface of the two islands consists of populous limestone with an average height of three meters above sea level, and white coastal sands. Coral reefs on the wild island of Umm Al-Qamari are characterized by the fact that many of them are alive of varied species, which makes them distinguished for research.

The Plants

Plants thrive in the middle of the two islands. The most important of which are the rak, black, cactus, pendulum, and calf, which also thrive on the coasts, in addition to migrant and resident birds.

Wildlife Creatures:

There are many types of seabirds, coastal birds, and a number of wild birds, such as eagle punishment, the owner of the sad, white heron, and the African encircled lunar. As for marine life, it is characterized by a huge diversity of coral reefs and marine invertebrates.

Imam Saud bin Abdulaziz Protected Area

Code: SBA

The hunting park is located southwest of the Saga and Umm Al-Rumat Reserve ؛ It is considered an exploited resource reserve and part of it ( is a special nature reserve ) and has an average vegetation that helps preserve the genetic assets of some mammals, birds, and rare endemic reptiles. Protected environments vary between low-camel hills, open-bounty plains, valleys dominated by salt and tan trees, to parasympic and sandy plants. A limited number of squid birds were launched in the reserve as a natural extension of the spread of squid birds between the Imam Saud bin Abdulaziz PA and its other breeding habitats.

Jubail Marine Protected Area

Code: JUB

In the wake of the Kuwait Liberation War and oil pollution in coastal areas on the shores of the Arabian Gulf, several environmental studies and research have been conducted that suggest the necessity of establishing the Jubail Marine Biology PA to monitor pollution and its effects and thus preserve the marine biological diversity that characterizes the region. The Jubail Marine Biology PA is located along the eastern shore of the Arabian Gulf north of the industrial city of Jubail, south Abu Ali island and north of Ras al-Zour with an area of 2410 km² (930.5 square miles).

Wildlife Creatures:

The PA is characterized by the presence of different environments that contain different types of wildlife species i.e. red fox, a jackal, several types of rodents, and several types of birds, including two types of "wild creatures"" and several types of sermons and snakes. In coastal environments there are flamingos, types of riders, gulls, teratogenic birds, ducks, palshuns, and logistics gas. As for the water environment near the beach, there are many types of invertebrates, such as snails and cancers (crabs).

Farasan Islands Protected Area

Code: FRS

The Farasan Islands PA is located in the southeastern part of the Red Sea, about 42 km from the coast of the city of Jizan. The area of the PA is about 5408 km ² (2088 square miles). It is considered an exquisite PA where parts of it are classified by UNESCO MAB (Man and Biosphere) in 2021 as the first Saudi PA registered in such program. The PA include special category since it contain nature and Bio-spheric reserve. The group of Farasan islands includes more than 84 islands, the largest of which is the island of Farasan Kabir and Al-Sayyid ( and Qamah, which are populated islands. The average height above sea level ranges between 10 and 20 meters and may reach in some points 40 meters. The maximum height is 75m, as these heights are called locally in the mountains.

The Plants:

Among the most important types of trees are balsam, bolt, and rak, along with shura and kandel trees that are dense coastal ikat. Also, there were recent trees of muskite or invasive prosebas trees.

Wildlife Creatures:

The PA distinguishes the presence of the endemic Persian human antelope on some Farasan islands. In addition, there are some white-guilt mongoose and types of rodents and bats. As for birds, they are distinguished by their diversity and abundance, especially water, coastal and migratory birds, and the most important of which are the punishment of the Eagles, the Gray Pelican, the Dark Gull, the owner of the Hazen, the Hancour, the Sunset and types of Umm Al-Qamari. There are also some sermons and snakes.