Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun
Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun Nature Reserve is part of the Tentative list of Egypt in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
Gebel Qatrani and Lake Qaroun are sites of palaeontological and geologic interest. Quarries produced basalt and gypsum for use by the ancient Egyptians. At the ancient quarry sites fossils of prehistoric mammals have been found.
Map of Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun
Load mapThe coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.
Community Reviews
Gebely Abuelkheir
Iam responsible for this area. it is very important area in the presence of 13 order of 28 order of vertebrate fossils. it has a fossils of the ancestors of primates, elephants, hyrax, rats, bats and so on. beside the natural heritage site, it has the ancient paved road all over the world as a cultural site and some ruins of pharoans and Roman periods, there are a fantastic landscapes of varigated cloroured rocks, we need fund to protect this area.
I built asmall check point without any funding exept doonars
but we need furnature, workers salaries, sign posts and so on to protect this site.
Iam so sad becouse this area is ignores untill now and there is arodomely tourist tips and many factors gamage this
very important herritage site all over the world
if some body or authority ready to help in protecting this area
please call me on 02201004535453- mmm_517@yahoo.com
Site Info
- Full Name
- Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun Nature Reserve
- Country
- Egypt
- Added
- 2003
- Type
- Mixed
- Categories
- Paleontology - Non-hominid fossils
- Link
- By ID
Site History
2019 Incomplete - not examined
As Jebel Qatrani
2008 Incomplete - not examined
2003 Added to Tentative List
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