Dahlak Marine National Park
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Dahlak Marine National Park
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| location | Dahlak District , Semienawi Kayih Bahri , Eritrea | |
| Geographical location | 15 ° 37 ' N , 40 ° 0' E | |
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The Dahlak Marine National Park ( Dahlak Marine National Park , spelling variant: Dahlac) is one of the two national parks of Eritrea in the Semienawi Kayih Bahri region (region of the northern Red Sea). It is located in the area of the Dahlak Archipelago .
The national park shows an unusual wealth of species and individuals, because it was proclaimed at the time of the Ethiopian rule during the Eritrea-Ethiopia war and has hardly been touched by humans since then. It is estimated that around 325 species of fish live in the waters and there are dugongs , sea turtles and a rich bird life. Most of the small islands are uninhabited, on four larger islands there are settlements of local people with a total of 2500 inhabitants.
The national park can be visited from Massaua, including diving .
Individual evidence
- ↑ geonames.org .
- ↑ a b Hans van der Splinter: Dahlak Archipelago - Eritrea. www.eritrea.be.
- ↑ Places To Visit In Eritrea. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. AFKInsider.
Web links
- dahlak.eu .
- Pictures on a homepage of amateur radio operators.
- Information from a travel company.