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creatures, and sea herbs. The mountains and valleys are

abundant of wild animals, birds and plants, making it a tourist

attraction for the amateurs of diving, safari as well as bird and

animal watching.

Taba Reserve:

Taba has been announced a natural reserve in 1998. It has an

area of 3595 km2, at a distance of 550 km from Cairo. It is

characterized by its distinguished geological formations,

archaeological sites, rare wildlife, magnificent landscapes, and

the traditional heritage of resident Bedouin. It contains

important flora such as acacia, as well as fauna such as hyrax,

Nubian ibex, wolf, hyena, deer and others. There are some

wild birds such as the Egyptian vulture, the bearded and the

golden eagles on the top of mountains.

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