Palm Islands Nature Reserve - Tripoli

Lebanon / as-Samal / Tarabulus as-Sam /

nature conservation park / area Add category

A group of three flat, rocky islands of eroded limestone pavement, 5.5 km offshore and northwest of Tripoli, together with their surrounding seas constitute the Palm Islands Nature Reserve. The overall area of the reserve is 4.2 sq km.

The reserve has recently been designated as a Mediterranean Specially Protected Area under the Barcelona Convention (1995). The islands were also identified as a Wetland of Special International Importance by Carp (1980), and have been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International (Evans, 1994).

www.tripoli-city.org/palm.html
www.ikamalebanon.com/eco_tourism/north_et/north_cities_...
www.lebanon-hotels.com/tourism/PALMISLAND/

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Islands_Nature_Reserve

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Coordinates: 34°29'32"N 35°46'10"E

al-Lajat 149 km
Bardawil Lake 465 km
Beyşehir Lake 557 km
At-Taysiyah Natural Reserve 985 km
Khosrov Forest State Reserve 1007 km
White Desert 1081 km
National Marine Park of Alonnisos 1210 km
Mahazat as-Sayd Protected Area 1444 km
Wadi Abdel Malik, lowest section 1475 km
Kamal-al-Din-Plateau 1541 km

Nakheel Island 0.4 km
Tripoli Islands 1.5 km
Old Mina 6 km
Port of Tripoli 6.9 km
Tripoli Special Economic Zone (TSEZ) 7.1 km
Tripoli District 10 km
Greater Tripoli 10 km
Block 2 21 km
Zgharta District 22 km
North Lebanon Governorate 26 km

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