Tyre Coast Nature Reserve

Coordinates: 33°15′02.8″N 35°12′45.9″E / 33.250778°N 35.212750°E / 33.250778; 35.212750 Tyre Coast Nature Reserve to the southeast of Tyre, Lebanon covers over 380 hectares (940 acres) and is divided into three zones: the tourism zone (public beaches, the old city and Souks, the ancient port), the agricultural and archaeological zone, and the Conservation zone that includes the Phoenician springs of Ras El Ain. Established in 1998, is an important sanctuary for wildlife and includes a public beach with yellow sand. The reserve is bisected by the Rachidiye refugee camp. [1]

Due to its diverse flora and fauna, the reserve is a designated Ramsar Site. It is an important nesting site for migratory birds and the endangered Loggerhead and green sea turtle and the shelter of the Arabian spiny mouse and many other important creatures (including wall lizards, common pipistrelle, and european badger).[2][3] Plant species include the cattail, sea daffodil, and sand lily.

References

  1. ↑ Tyre Beach Nature Reserve Lonely Planet]
  2. ↑ "Protecting marine biodiversity in Lebanon". International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). 2 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Hany El Shaer; Ms. Lara Samaha; Ghassan Jaradi (Dec 2012). "Lebanon's Marine Protected Area Strategy" (PDF). Lebanese Ministry of Environment.


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