Wadi El kouf

16156 WDPA ID
320.0 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Libya

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Attributes

  • Original Name Wadi El kouf
  • English Designation Protected and National Park
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1978
  • Sublocation LY-JA
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Ministry of agriculture and environment general authority
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

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Sources (1)

  1. Protected areas of Libya Updated: 2020 Environment General Authority, Libya

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Wadi El kouf from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net