Location: 7 km west of Port Said on "Port Said-Damietta" coastal road (The Lake Manzalah is in connection with the Mediterranean through Ashtoum El Gamil.In front of the mouth of the Lake is located Tanees Island. All the area is a very important place for birds.)
Area: 180 km2

Type: Nature Reserve
Year of Establishment: 1988

Objective : Conservation of migratory birds

Management: Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency

Climate: A typical Mediterranean climate with winter temperatures between 12o C and 20o C and summer temperatures between 18o C and 33o C.The annual rainfall averages 75-150 mm.The winds are mainly northern,north-eastern and western during summer and north eastern, northern, southeastern and western during winter, with a direct influence on the exchanges between the lake and the open sea.The water temperature in the lake varies from 13C in winter to more than 30o C in summer.

Flora: Most of the shallower areas are densely planted mainly with rooted plants (Phragmites:  Potamogeton: Ceratophyllum: and Najas species.)

Fauna :The area is an important wintering place for numerous birds,like Phalacrocorax carbo: ,Egretta alba, Ardea cinerea,Tadorna tadorna, Anas crecca, A. clypeata, Circus aeruginosus: , Fulica atra, Recurvirostra avosetta,Charadriusalexandrinus,Calidris,alba,minuta,alpina,Tringa totanus,Larusgenei,Chlidoniashybridus,Alcedoatthis,Motacillidaes,Lusciniasvecica.Numerous fishes are caught in the lake and at the entrance, freshwater fishes like Cichlidae,(Tilapia), Siluridae,Cyprinidae,andSerranidae,andeuryhaline or haline fishes like Mugilidae, Anguillidae, Serranidae, Sparidae, Clupeidae,and Pleuronectidae.