Shaumari Wildlife Reserve

Shaumari Wildlife Reserve
Tall reeds, Shaumari Wildlife Reserve
Map of Jordan
Location	Jordan
Nearest city	Azraq
Coordinates	31°44′31″N 36°46′59″E / 31.742°N 36.783°E / 31.742; 36.783Coordinates: 31°44′31″N 36°46′59″E / 31.742°N 36.783°E / 31.742; 36.783^[1]
Area	22 km² (8.5 sq mi)
Established	1975

The Shaumari Wildlife Reserve is a Jordanian nature reserve near the town of Azraq, approximately 100 km (62 mi) east of Amman.

It is a regionally important reserve created in 1975 by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature as a breeding center for endangered or locally extinct wildlife. The 22-square-kilometre (8.5 sq mi) reserve is a thriving protected environment for some of the most threatened species of animals in the Middle East. Some of the species include Arabian oryx, Somali ostriches, Persian onagers (an Asian wild ass from Iran) and gazelles.^[2]

References

Nature reserves in Jordan

Ajloun Forest Reserve Azraq Wetland Reserve Dana Biosphere Reserve Dibeen Forest Reserve Mujib Nature Reserve Sharhabil Bin Hassneh EcoPark Shaumari Wildlife Reserve Wadi Rum

Governing body: Until 2003: Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature Since 2003: Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority

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