South of the
Egyptian capital from other provinces moderate climate throughout the year and history that goes back millions of years, it has started to civilization since the Stone Age, before there is civilization, and had a prestigious position in the era of the Middle and the Twelfth Dynasty.
Emerged as important during the Greek and Romanian, Coptic, Islamic and the legacy of these civilizations from the effects are still included in the total of unique elements in their design and materialFalls and Wadi El Rayan of construction Kmslp Fayoum with the head table, but no other obelisks and pyramids of Fayoum, which opens its doors to the south other than what's known about the famous Pyramids, which is given The day of the character and personality characteristics.
Uniqueness is not limited to the effects of Fayoum, alone, is the only county that meet on the land of lakes and greenery and the desert in the form of a unique diversity of landscapes, activities and arts of civilian population and rural and Bedouin and coastal. It is also the only province, which includes two lakes one of which is Lake Karun with salt water, which is considered one of the oldest monuments in the world and the natural lake of Wadi El Rayan with fresh water, which represents one of the newer Great Lakes.
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Wadi Rayan protectorateFeaturing Wadi Rayan protectorate desert environment integrated with its sand dunes and the eyes of normal and various plant life and animals, as well as a variety of marine fossils, as are the waterfalls of the different areas of marine sports. There are reserve, 15 species of wild animals the most important (White Ghazal - Ghazal Masri - Fennec Fox - Fox sand - the wolf), and there are several kinds of hawks.
The reserve is located in the southwestern part of the province of Fayoum, Western Desert, 25 miles south of the city of Fayoum. Work has begun on the project and Wadi Al Rayyan in October 1968 after rising water levels in Lake of Karoon and threatened to facilities that were built around it.
It consists of Wadi Rayyan:
* Lake High: an area of about 5090 hectares and salinity of about 1.5 g / liter and the maximum depth of about 22 meters.
* Lake bottom: an area of about 6200 hectares and the maximum depth of about 1934.
* Area Waterfalls: It is that link between the lakes, where the difference attributed to about 20 m and a concentration of fish is the waterfalls from various regions of sea sports, horse riding, beauty and other tourist activities, entertainment and others.
Waterfalls of Wadi El Rayan* The eyes of Al Rayyan: It is located south west of the lake bottom consists of sand dunes-intensive animation and has three eyes of sulfur natural, as characterized by the presence of groups of plants contain the kinds of desert plants and about 5 species of wild animals and 16 species of reptiles and over 100 type of resident and migratory birds.
* The area of Jabal Al Rayyan: "beaks Rayyan", the area surrounding the southern and south western area of the eye and there are different types of migratory and resident birds as there are some effects and important marine fossils.
* Mount recycled: an area which is located near the lake bottom.
* Al Rayyan area lakes: natural environment, quiet and pollution free.
Emerged as important during the Greek and Romanian, Coptic, Islamic and the legacy of these civilizations from the effects are still included in the total of unique elements in their design and materialFalls and Wadi El Rayan of construction Kmslp Fayoum with the head table, but no other obelisks and pyramids of Fayoum, which opens its doors to the south other than what's known about the famous Pyramids, which is given The day of the character and personality characteristics.
Uniqueness is not limited to the effects of Fayoum, alone, is the only county that meet on the land of lakes and greenery and the desert in the form of a unique diversity of landscapes, activities and arts of civilian population and rural and Bedouin and coastal. It is also the only province, which includes two lakes one of which is Lake Karun with salt water, which is considered one of the oldest monuments in the world and the natural lake of Wadi El Rayan with fresh water, which represents one of the newer Great Lakes.
Wadi Rayan protectorateFeaturing Wadi Rayan protectorate desert environment integrated with its sand dunes and the eyes of normal and various plant life and animals, as well as a variety of marine fossils, as are the waterfalls of the different areas of marine sports. There are reserve, 15 species of wild animals the most important (White Ghazal - Ghazal Masri - Fennec Fox - Fox sand - the wolf), and there are several kinds of hawks.
The reserve is located in the southwestern part of the province of Fayoum, Western Desert, 25 miles south of the city of Fayoum. Work has begun on the project and Wadi Al Rayyan in October 1968 after rising water levels in Lake of Karoon and threatened to facilities that were built around it.
It consists of Wadi Rayyan:
* Lake High: an area of about 5090 hectares and salinity of about 1.5 g / liter and the maximum depth of about 22 meters.
* Area Waterfalls: It is that link between the lakes, where the difference attributed to about 20 m and a concentration of fish is the waterfalls from various regions of sea sports, horse riding, beauty and other tourist activities, entertainment and others.
Waterfalls of Wadi El Rayan* The eyes of Al Rayyan: It is located south west of the lake bottom consists of sand dunes-intensive animation and has three eyes of sulfur natural, as characterized by the presence of groups of plants contain the kinds of desert plants and about 5 species of wild animals and 16 species of reptiles and over 100 type of resident and migratory birds.
* The area of Jabal Al Rayyan: "beaks Rayyan", the area surrounding the southern and south western area of the eye and there are different types of migratory and resident birds as there are some effects and important marine fossils.
* Mount recycled: an area which is located near the lake bottom.
* Al Rayyan area lakes: natural environment, quiet and pollution free.