Bahariya Oasis protected Protected Bahariya declared a nature reserve in 2010, and includes all of the ( Constitution and scoop - Mount Englishmen - Black Desert ) represents low Bahariya a depressions seven major Egypts Western Desert , as it is located between latitudes 48 27 and 30 28 north, and between longitudes 35 28 and 1029 in the east, and an area of low total about 2000 km 2, and takes a low form oval Bmahorh north-east - south-west , with a maximum length of him about 94 kilometers , while the maximum width has about 42 km , It is the 6th of October City distance of 360 km to the south. This is because choosing the Bahariya Oasis nature reserve to have occurred between Mahmata Siwa in the north and the White Desert in the south , which positioned to be the liaison between them, as well as the emergence of the importance of the Bahariya Oasis globally recently as a scientific research after the discovery of fossils Baralitetan second largest dinosaur in the world out . And since the days of the pharaohs were the most important corridor for trade caravans between Libya and Western Sahara and the Nile Valley and the effects of the Pharaonic , Roman and Greek . The focus of the goal of the declaration of the zone Bahariya nature reserve to preserve natural resources and cultural stop all agricultural activities and urban areas natural and cultural heritage in the region , which may lead to the degradation and destruction or compromising their standard aesthetic , and contribute to the achievement of sustainable development programs , as well as the development of eco-tourism to visit the area dinosaurs only in Egypt and archaeological areas numerous , which are found in the Bahariya Oasis without the other and put the region on the world tourism map , preserving the geological formations and unique resources, flora and fauna and configurations sand in its various forms , as well as maintaining the wells and springs in the region, in addition to the rehabilitation of the oases marine to be the main gateway for eco-tourism and heritage in the Western Sahara , and finally employment opportunities in many areas , including the conservation of natural heritage and cultural heritage and to attract local and international tourism to the region and the participation of local people in the management of the area . Natural bio- diversity and its importance Featuring protected Bahariya richness of biodiversity of organisms plant and animal species that are threatened by destruction of their natural habitat and over-exploitation of these natural resources, especially vegetation that is used for fuel and the coal industry and the combination unjust for medicinal herbs and overgrazing , which leads to the loss of species and biodiversity decline as represented animal species in the presence of mammals , reptiles, birds and so on. The region was followed by « Constitution and scoop » legacy geologist rare to mind the private research excavations vertebrate since 1910 discovery of the first dinosaurs Egyptian , in addition to animals Altfrh accompanying a dinosaur carnivore is characterized dinosaur Pfaqrath dorsal with the extension dorsal -like thorns and is this dinosaur is the first Africa-wide , and then began to discover other fossils of dinosaurs in the Cretaceous sediments in Morocco, Algeria , Tunisia, Libya , Niger and Sudan . As has been the discovery of dinosaur eats grass called Paralatitan Stromeri Baralitetan tidal dinosaur from the site is about 9 km from the city of Bawiti and 5 km into the desert was discovered is the second largest dinosaur in the world in the Cretaceous . The area is characterized by desert black hills isolated as one of the most important features landscaping that characterize low Bahariya Oasis from other depressions desert the other , where strewn hills Kerkhbayl of islands made up what is known as Sahara black, and vary these hills in size and formations and heights and forms , some in color Dark consists of Aldloret and iron quartzite and each tends to reddish in color where surface rocks consist of sandstone iron , and while a few of these hills made up of white limestone . And exploiting the region as a means to attract tourists , where in some parts contain iron oxides colors of red , orange and yellow , and it appears evident in the area of Montenegro. It is also mount the British in the area between the village Mendihh and the city of Bawiti , and called the name of the concentration of troops English it during the period of the British occupation of the oasis , and can be identified through the ruins on the summit and return the ruins on the period of the First World War , when the Captain ( Wilms ) of the English army creates a building consists of three rooms and a bathroom in order to monitor the Senussi forces that were then attacked the oasis . It features Mount British Bakmth black because they contain stones Atat and basalt , one of the volcanic rocks that fall on the existence of volcanic activity Old region , and returns the importance of site Mount British tourist occurrence in the mid-range urban oasis Navy , is added to by the presence of well water Romanian summit of the mountain. It is worth mentioning that the Bahariya Oasis includes many of the economic resources important such as palm trees, which reaches a population to about 1/2 million trees , which produce about 25 thousand tons of the finest types of dates annually , as well as land reclamation, agricultural , estimated at about 22 thousand acres, also enjoys region viable attract eco-tourism , which is the tourism effects - safari tourism and camping in the desert , especially in the black Desert , which overspread sediment basalt , as well as medical tourism due to the spread of some of the wells, sulfur springs , sand and sun for treatment of skin diseases and rheumatic . With greetings Mahmoud Mahzam ,
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 09:31:09 +0000
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