Egyptian Protectorates

Law 102 of 1983 empowered the Prime Minister to designate certain areas to be declared as protectorates. A Prime Minister's decree defines the limits of each protected area and sets the basic principles for its management and for the preservation of its resources. Twenty four protectorates have been declared so far. Note that these are completely unrelated to colonial "protectorates".

Protectorates declared in the framework of Law 102 of year 1983

Protectorates Name	Declaration	Area (km²)	Governorate	P.M. Decree	Coordinates
Ras Muhammad National Park	1983	850	South Sinai	1068/1983 and 2035/1996
Azzaraniq Protectorate near Arish	1985	230	North Sinai	1429/1985 and 3379/1996
Ahrash Protectorate near Rafah	1985	8	North Sinai	1429/1985 and 3379/1996
el-Omayed Protectorate near Alamin	1986	700	Matrouh Governorate	671/1986 and 3276/1996
Gebel Elba National Park	1986	35600	Red Sea Governorate	450/1986 and 642/1995
Saluga and Ghazal Protectorate	1986	0.5	Aswan	928/1986
Santa Katrine National Park	1988	5750	South Sinai	613/1988 and 940/1996
Ashtum El Gamil Protectorate	1988	180	Port Said	459/1988 and 2780/1998
Lake Qarun Protectorate	1989	250	Fayoum	943/1989 and 2954/1997
Wadi Elrayan Protectorate	1989	1225	Fayoum	943/1989 and 2954/1997
Wadi Allaqi Protectorate	1989	30000	Aswan	945/1989 and 2378/1996
Wadi el-Assuti Protectorate	1989	35	Assuit	942/11989 and 710/1997
El Hassana Dome Protectorate	1989	1	Giza	946/1989
Petrified Forest Protectorate	1989	7	Cairo	944/1989
Sannur Valley Cave Protectorate	1992	12	Beni Suef	1204/1992 and 709/1997
Nabaq Protectorate	1992	600	South Sinai	1511/1992 and 33/1996
Abu Galum Protectorate near Taba	1992	500	South Sinai	1511/1992 and 33/1996
Taba Protectorate	1998	3595	South Sinai	316/1998
Lake Burullus Protectorate	1998	460	Kafr El Sheikh	1444/1998
Nile Islands Protectorates	1998	160	All Governorates on the Nile	1969/1998	example
Wadi Degla Protectorate	1999	60	Cairo	47/1999 and 3057/1999
Siwa Oasis	2002	7800	Matrouh Governorate	Decree 1219/2002
White Desert	2002	3010	New Valley Governorate	1220/2002
Wadi el-Gemal National Park near Hamata	2003	7450	Red Sea Governorate	143/2003

The Natural Egyptian Protectorates Map

• See [1]
• National Parks Maps : [2]

Natural Protectorates Description

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Biodiversity in Egypt

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Important Bird Areas (IBAs) of Egypt

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