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Al Hada is a mountainous area known for its dramatic escarpments and cool climate. The area features a scenic cable car system and offers panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. It serves as a p

Al Hada

Al-Khunfah is a large protected area on the western fringe of the Great Nafud Desert in northwestern Saudi Arabia. It features diverse desert landscapes including sand dunes, rocky plateaus, and wadis

Al-Khunfah

Al Qara is known for its unique limestone cave formations and historical significance. The area features a network of naturally air-conditioned caves that have been used by local populations for centu

Al Qara

Al Soudah is home to Saudi Arabia's highest peak and features stunning mountain landscapes. The park is known for its rich biodiversity and unique flora adapted to high altitudes. It experiences regul

Al Soudah

Al-Tubayq is a protected area in northwest Saudi Arabia on the border with Jordan. It features sandstone mountains, wadis, and desert plains, providing habitat for the Nubian ibex and other desert wil

Al-Tubayq

Asir National Park is the first national park in Saudi Arabia, encompassing dramatic landscapes from the Red Sea coast through foothills to mountain peaks over 3,200 meters. It features diverse ecosys

Asir

At-Taysiyah is a natural reserve in northeastern Saudi Arabia featuring sandy desert and gravel plains. Established to protect native desert fauna including gazelles and bustards, it spans across part

At-Taysiyah

The Blue Holes Protected Area is one of Saudi Arabia's largest marine conservation zones, spanning the southern Red Sea coast between Makkah and Jazan. It features over 20 unique geological blue holes

Blue Holes

The Farasan Islands comprise an archipelago of approximately 84 coral-formed islands in the Red Sea, hosting the richest combined marine and terrestrial biodiversity in Saudi Arabia. The protected are

Farasan Islands

Gharameel Nature Reserve lies about 60 km north of AlUla in northwestern Saudi Arabia. Managed by the Royal Commission for AlUla, it is renowned for its dramatic sandstone pinnacles and certified Dark

Gharameel

Harrat al-Harrah was the first protected area officially declared in Saudi Arabia. It is a vast desert reserve characterized by volcanic fields, black basalt rocks, and ancient lava flows. The area se

Harrat al-Harrah

Harrat AlZabin Nature Reserve is a volcanic lava-field (harrat) reserve in the AlUla region, managed by the Royal Commission for AlUla. Its black basalt plains and craters support reintroduced gazelle

Harrat AlZabin

Harrat Khaybar Nature Reserve covers a striking volcanic lava field east of AlUla, supervised by the Royal Commission for AlUla. Its colorful cinder cones and the white Jabal al-Bayda volcano make it 

Harrat Khaybar

Harrat Uwayrid is a UNESCO-recognized biosphere reserve at the heart of AlUla, the largest such reserve in Saudi Arabia. Rising between 550 and 1,830 m, its lava plateau is managed by the Royal Commis

Harrat Uwayrid

The Ibex Reserve protects the largest population of Nubian ibex in Saudi Arabia. Located on a rugged plateau in the at-Tuwaiq Mountains south of al-Hariq, it features dramatic escarpments and deep wad

Ibex Reserve

The Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Royal Reserve lies about 100 km northeast of Riyadh and was formed in 2018 around the Rawdat Khuraim meadows. Covering roughly 11,300 km², its acacia woodlands and seas

Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed

The Imam Saud bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve, northeast of Taif in Makkah Province, was created in 2018 from the fenced Mahazat as-Sayd reserve. Spanning roughly 2,553 km², it is a flagship site for rein

Imam Saud bin Abdulaziz

The Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve covers about 91,500 km² of northeastern Saudi Arabia, built around the former At-Taysiyah reserve. Spanning the Al-Jawf, Qassim, Hail, Northern Borders

Imam Turki bin Abdullah

Jabal Aja is a granite mountain range protected area near the city of Ha'il in northern Saudi Arabia. The mountains reach approximately 1,500 meters and support diverse flora and fauna including wild 

Jabal Aja

Jabal Shada al-Ala is a mountainous protected area in Al-Baha Province rising some 2,200 meters above sea level. It hosts 493 documented plant species and features dramatic escarpments and diverse eco

Jabal Shada al-Ala

Jubail Marine Protected Area protects important coastal and marine ecosystems in the Arabian Gulf, including mangrove forests, seagrass beds, and coral reefs. Established after the 1991 Gulf War oil s

Jubail Marine

Jurf Raydah is the smallest protected area in Saudi Arabia, occupying the steep slopes of the Sarawat Escarpment near Abha. It features a distinctive cloud forest habitat with juniper forests, high di

Jurf Raydah

The King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve stretches across roughly 28,000 km² northeast of Riyadh, encompassing the As-Summan Plateau, the Ad-Dahna desert and the historic Al-Khafs and Al-Tanhat meadows. Manag

King Abdulaziz

The King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Natural Reserve is the largest protected area in Saudi Arabia, spanning roughly 130,700 km² across the Northern Borders, Tabuk, Hail and Al-Jawf regions. It incorpo

King Salman bin Abdulaziz

Mahazat as-Sayd is a fenced protected area dedicated to the conservation of endangered Arabian wildlife. The reserve has successfully reintroduced the Arabian oryx, red-necked ostrich, and Arabian san

Mahazat as-Sayd

Majami' al-Hadb Protected Area is characterized by diverse desert landscapes including granite exfoliation domes and volcanic mountains. The area serves as important habitat for desert wildlife and fe

Majami' al-Hadb

Nafud al-Urayq is a protected area in central Saudi Arabia featuring sandy plains with granitic mountains. Historically protected as a Hima (traditional Arabian conservation area) during Caliph Omar's

Nafud al-Urayq

The Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve spans about 24,500 km² of northwestern Saudi Arabia between NEOM, the Red Sea Project and AlUla, across the Tabuk and Madinah regions. It protects Red Sea 

Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Ras Hatiba is a marine protected area northwest of Jeddah in the Red Sea, extending from Sharm Obhur to Al Qadimah. It includes coral reefs, mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, and eight marine island

Ras Hatiba

Saja and Umm ar-Rimth is the second-largest non-royal protected area in Saudi Arabia. It features rolling sand dunes, gravel plains, and desert ecosystems that provide important habitat for gazelles a

Saja and Umm ar-Rimth

Sharaan Nature Reserve is located north of AlUla in the Madinah Province. Managed by the Royal Commission for AlUla, it features dramatic red rock canyons, valleys, and desert landscapes. The reserve 

Sharaan

Taif National Park (also known as Hima Saysad) protects the natural mountain landscape of the Hejaz highlands east of Taif. Located at elevations of 1,500-2,500 metres on the escarpment above the Tiha

Taif

Thumamah Protected Area is a desert park featuring typical Arabian desert landscape and wildlife northeast of Riyadh. The reserve serves as a recreational area and natural preserve near the capital. I

Thumamah

Umm al-Qamari Islands were the first protected area in Saudi Arabia, comprising two Red Sea islands southwest of Al-Qunfudhah. The islands harbor the largest colony of swift terns reported in the Red 

Umm al-Qamari

Uruq Bani Ma'arid is one of the largest protected areas in Saudi Arabia, featuring spectacular sand dunes on the western edge of the Rub' al-Khali (Empty Quarter). It is the only place in the world wh

Uruq Bani Ma'arid

Wadi Nakhlah Nature Reserve protects a palm-lined valley system in the AlUla region of northwestern Saudi Arabia. Managed by the Royal Commission for AlUla and certified as a Dark Sky place, it forms 

Wadi Nakhlah

Wadi Turabah Nature Reserve is a mountainous protected area in southwestern Saudi Arabia, approximately 150 km southeast of Taif. It is home to hamadryas baboons and large carnivores including the Ara

National Parks in Saudi Arabia

Top 10 Parks in Saudi Arabia

Farasan Islands

Asir

Harrat al-Harrah

Jubail Marine

Uruq Bani Ma'arid

Al Soudah

Taif

Jurf Raydah

Al Qara

Ibex Reserve

Top Parks by Category

Top 10 Parks for Uniqueness in Saudi Arabia

Farasan Islands

Uruq Bani Ma'arid

Harrat al-Harrah

Jubail Marine

Asir

Jurf Raydah

Taif

Ibex Reserve

Saja and Umm ar-Rimth

Al Qara

All Parks (37)

Farasan Islands

Asir

Harrat al-Harrah

Uruq Bani Ma'arid

Jubail Marine

Al Soudah

Taif

Jurf Raydah

Al Qara

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