Nakfa Wildlife Reserve

Nakfa Wildlife Reserve
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location	Afabet , Semienawi Kayih Bahri , Eritrea
surface	1639 km²
Geographical location	16 ° 12 '  N , 38 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 16 ° 12 '30 "  N , 38 ° 47' 3"  E
Setup date	(1959) 1980

Nakfa Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in Eritrea in the Semienawi Kayih Bahri region (Northern Red Sea region). It is in the Afabet district . In 1959 it was at the time of the British expelled administration and already in the 1960s by volunteers from the US - Peace Corps developed. However, the protected area is hardly developed and due to the existing travel restrictions in Eritrea, the area is currently not accessible.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ geonames.org .
2. ↑ national parks worldwide .
3. ↑ Birds of Ethiopia : 44.

literature

• John Atkins, Chris Hillman: Bird and Wildlife Conservation in Ethiopia and Eritrea. In: John Ash, John Atkins: Birds of Ethiopia Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea: An Atlas of Distribution. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010: 44. ISBN 1408133083 , 9781408133088
• Siegbert Uhlig, David Appleyard, Alessandro Bausi, Wolfgang Hahn, Steven Kaplan: Ethiopia: History, Culture and Challenges. In: African Studies / African Studies Series Vol. 58. LIT Verlag Münster, 2017: 349. ISBN 364390892X , 9783643908926

Web links

• national-parks-worlwide