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Type: Nature Reserve (first), then declared a Biosphere Reserve
 Year of establishment: 1989 Nature Reserve,1993 Biosphere Reserve
Objective: To maintain the genetic diversity of the flora and fauna. Sustainable Development.
Management: The Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA)
Geographical aspects: Wadi Al Allaqi is a valley formed by the drying up of a large river, 275 km in length with an average width of 1 km. The reserve is divided into three zones: the core zone, the buffer zone and the transition zone.
Flora: More than 90 species of annual and perennial plants.
Fauna: Fifteen species of mammals, 16 species of birds, few venomous reptiles, and large number of invertebrates.
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