Law 102 of 1983 empowered the Prime Minister of Egypt to designate certain areas to be declared as protectorates (nature reserves). 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 Protectorate NameDeclarationArea (km2)GovernorateP.M. DecreeCoordinates1Ras Muhammad National Park1983850South Sinai1068/1983 and 2035/19962Nabaq Protectorate1992600South Sinai1511/1992 and 33/19963Abu Galum Protectorate near Taba1992500South Sinai1511/1992 and 33/19964Taba Protectorate19983595South Sinai316/19985Saint Kathrine National Park19885750South Sinai613/1988 and 940/19966Ahrash Protectorate near Rafah19858North Sinai1429/1985 and 3379/19967Azzaraniq Protectorate near Arish1985230North Sinai1429/1985 and 3379/19968Ashtum El Gamil Protectorate1988180Port Said459/1988 and 2780/19989Omayed1986700Matrouh671/1986 and 3276/199610Petrified Forest Protectorate19897Cairo944/198911El Hassana Dome Protectorate19891Giza946/198912Lake Qarun Protectorate1989250Faiyum943/1989 and 2954/199713Wadi Elrayan Protectorate19891225Faiyum943/1989 and 2954/199714Sannur Valley Cave Protectorate199212Beni Suef1204/1992 and 709/199715Wadi el-Assuti Protectorate198935Asyut942/11989 and 710/199716Saluga and Ghazal Protectorate19860.5Aswan928/198617Wadi Allaqi Protectorate198930000Aswan945/1989 and 2378/199618Gabal Elba National Park198635600Red Sea450/1986 and 642/199519Lake Burullus Protectorate1998460Kafr El Sheikh1444/199820Nile Islands Protectorates1998160All Governorates on the Nile1969/199821Wadi Degla Protectorate199960Cairo47/1999 and 3057/199922Siwa Oasis20027800MatrouhDecree 1219/200223White Desert National Park20023010New Valley1220/200224Wadi el-Gemal National Park near Hamata20037450Red Sea143/200325Red Sea Northern Islands20061991Red Sea1618/200626Gilf Kebir National Park200748523New Valley10/200727Dababiya20071Luxor109/200728El-Sallum2007383Matrouh533/201029El-Wahat El-Bahreya2010109New Valley2656/201030Mount Kamel Meteor Protectorate201220New Valley271/2012
External links Ministry of Environment Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency - Natural Protectorates Description