Umm al-Qamari Islands Reserve is home to various species of seabirds, shorebirds, and terrestrial birds, including the osprey, herons, the great egret, and the African collared dove. Its wildlife is diverse and is known for its coral reefs and marine invertebrates. Umm al-Qamari Islands Reserve is located southwest of al-Qunfudhah Governorate in the Red Sea. It was named Umm al-Qamari due to the abundance of turtle doves which thrive particularly during the migration season. It consists of two ...

The Arabian Shield region extends along the Red Sea coast and the Gulf of Aqaba in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , from Jordan in the north to the Saudi-Yemeni border in the south. It spans the provinces of Tabuk , al-Madinah al-Munawwarah , Makkah al-Mukarramah , al-Bahah , Aseer , and Jazan . The Arabian Shield covers an area of 630,000 km 2 , representing 32 percent of the Kingdom's land area. Its width ranges from fifty to one hundred km in the north, expands in the center to reach a max...