Haut Atlas Oriental National Park

Haut Atlas Oriental National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of Haut Atlas Oriental National Park
Location Morocco
Coordinates 32°15′N 5°25′W / 32.250°N 5.417°WCoordinates: 32°15′N 5°25′W / 32.250°N 5.417°W
Area 490 km²

Haut Atlas Oriental National Park (French: Parc National du Haut Atlas Oriental) is located in Morocco. It covers 49,000 hectares (120,000 acres) in and near the eastern High Atlas mountains.[1]

The park was established to preserve cultural values along with its populations of Barbary sheep, Cuvier's Gazelle, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and vegetation.[2]

Footnotes

  1. "Communication, Education and Public Awareness in Protected Areas - West Asia and North Africa". International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  2. "Parc National du Haut Atlas Oriental" (in French). Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte Contre la Désertification. Retrieved 2011-11-15.

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