Hawar Island and the Surrounding Terretorial Sea

145813 WDPA ID

340.04 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Bahrain

Attributes

Original Name البحر الإقليمي المحيط بجزر حوار و محميّة جزر حوار
English Designation Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
IUCN Management Category II
Status Designated
Type of Designation International
Status Year 1996
Sublocation BH-14
Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
Management Authority Supreme Council for Environment
Management Plan View Management Plan
International Criteria (i)(ii)(iii)

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

No information available

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties

Other Protected Areas & OECMs

View all

Mashtan Island

Arad Bay

Tubli Bay

citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Hawar Island and the Surrounding Terretorial Sea from the World Database on Protected Areas, November 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net