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Hawar Islands Reserve

Les noms des biens figurent dans la langue dans laquelle les Etats parties les ont soumis.

Bahreïn (États arabes)

Date de soumission : 07/11/2001
Critères: (vii)(ix)
Catégorie : Naturel
Soumission préparée par :
Prof. Ismail Al Madany General Secretary
Etat, province ou région :
The Hawar archipelago comprises 6 major and over 30 smaller islands. Close to Zurban Peninsula & 26km S/W of mainland.
Ref.: 1579

Description

The Islands are Bahrain's last remaining true wilderness untouched and highly vulnerable they possess a unique natural beauty, a national yet irreplaceable value. Despite the small size of these islands, they carry a lot of attractions for all nature lovers and wildlife adventurers. The migratory waders, the multicoloured coral reefs, the wandering herds of endangered sea cows, peacefully swimming through the shallow calm green waters amoung flourishing sea grass beds represents some fascinating scenes of the islands natural attractions.