Brief Info About Dhofar Khwars And Oman Reserves

By Author: Sheikh Al Zubairi
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At the eastern border of Yemen, there is a mountainous region Dhofer which covers 99,300 km which lies in southern Oman. In Dhofar, the most active and largest region is Salalah. In the larger cities and towns of Dhofar, there are a great number of Omani dwellers who have been living for many years. Dhofar serves as a traditional centre as several tribal people living in it speak a variety of South Arabian languages. There are eight natural Dhofar Khwars which are mentioned below in brief.

Rawri Khwar: The Rawri Khwar is linked to Wadi Darbat. It is the largest reserve and it is famous for city ruins called Shamharam which attract many tourists. Rawri Khwar is the most protected Khwar that covers an area of 8.2km and it is directly affected by monsoon.

Khwar Al-Baleed: Khwar Al-Baleed is protected and is presently the world heritage. Khwar Al-Baleed has been named after an ancient city Baleed. It is an important Khwar as its presence maintains the archeology, history and nature at the same time.

Khwar Sawli: This Khwar has a great biological importance as it has a large number of plants, micro-organisms ...
... and animals living in it. In part, it was used for navigation and it lies at Wilayat Taqa in Dhofar.

Khwar Al-Maghsayl: It lies at the eastern corner of Jabal-al-Qamar and it is separated from the sea by a wide sand-bar. It is much protective to birds.

Khwar Awqad: It lies on the surroundings of the ancient Awqad city in Dhofar. It is heavily frequented by nesting birds and it covers an area of 40 acres.

Khwar Taqah: At the western entrance lies Khuwar Taqah which covers an area of 2 sq km. Due to its increased salinity it is abundantly occupied by numerous variations of fresh-water as well as other plants which indicates the presence of marine life as well as birds. It is well protected and the natural resources are also maintained by local people.

Oman Reserves

Oman reserves are quite abundant and Oman owns the following reserves.

Ra’s al Hadd Turtle Reserve: In Wilayat of Sur in the Sharqiya province, the beaches which are stretched from Ra’s al Hadd to Masirah are known as the Turtle Reserve. It occupies an area of about 120 sq km. It attracts 6000-13000 resting turtles to Oman that migrate annually from Arabian Gulf, Red Sea and the African Coast. Oman is one of the most important localities for green turtles.

Al-Saleel National Park: The parts cover an a area of 220 kilometers square which is located in Sharqiyah Province in Al-Kami and Al-wafi .It is densely covered by the forest of acacia trees.

Jebel Samhan Nature Reserve: This reserve occupies an area of about 4500 kilometer square and canyons and made up of limestone having a maximum height of 2100 meters.

In light of the above information about Dhofar Khwars and Oman reserve,
it is very obvious that Oman is a tourist point that holds every sort of entertainment in it starting from marine life to its location and cultural heritage & history.