Al Wathba Wetland Reserve
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Municipality, Abu Dhabi Emirate
24.257088° 54.603145°
Al Wathba Wetland Reserve
Al Wathba Wetland Reserve is located about 40 km southeast of the center of Abu Dhabi. It was created back in 1988 by the founder and first president of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and in 1998 received the status of a reserve. On its territory there are dunes, fossil sands, wetlands and vast salt marshes, which were previously covered with moisture only during periods of winter precipitation, and now are constantly filled with specially purified water. The "inhabitants" of this corner can find here an aquatic environment "for every taste" - hypersaline, salty and fresh. The reserve is inhabited by more than 250 species of birds, many dragonflies, aquatic inhabitants, 37 species of plants grow here. The reserve provides shelter for critically endangered birds, the lapwing, as well as vulnerable species such as the great spotted eagle and burial ground.
