Sanctuary

Arabian Oryx Sanctuary

Q: Where is Arabian Oryx Sanctuary?

Oman. Arabian Oryx Sanctuary is a sanctuary in Oman. Its coordinates are 19.700° N, 57.000° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Gir National Park, about 1,448 km away.

Q: When did Arabian Oryx Sanctuary open and how big is it?

Opened 1994, 2,750,000 ha. Arabian Oryx Sanctuary, a sanctuary in Oman, opened in 1994 and covers about 2,750,000 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap.

🇴🇲 Oman

🛖 Sanctuary, Oman

Al Wusta Wildlife Reserve, formerly called Arabian Oryx Sanctuary, is a nature reserve in the Omani central desert and coastal hills. In a much larger form it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. On 28 June 2007, it became the first site to be removed from the World Heritage Site register. UNESCO cited Oman's decision to reduce the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary by 90% after oil was found at the site, and the decline of the Arabian oryx population from 450 individuals in 1996 to 65 in 2007 as a result of poaching and habitat destruction. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

19.700° N 57.000° E

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Opened

1994

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Where is Arabian Oryx Sanctuary?

Oman

Arabian Oryx Sanctuary is a sanctuary in Oman. Its coordinates are 19.700° N, 57.000° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Gir National Park, about 1,448 km away.