Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve
Nature reserve in the area of Jabal Samḥān in Dhofar, Oman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve[1] (Arabic: محمية جبل سمحان) is a nature reserve in the area of Jabal Samḥān (Arabic: جَبَل سَمْحَان, "Mount Samhan") in Dhofar, Oman. It has an area of 4,500 square kilometres (1,700 sq mi) and has no permanent population.[2] Being in the region of the Dhofar Mountains, it is one of the last refuges for wild Arabian leopards.[3][4]
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Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve | |
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Location | Dhofar Governorate, South Arabia |
Nearest city | Salalah |
Coordinates | 17.516°N 54.94°E / 17.516; 54.94[1] |
Area | 4,500 km2 (1,700 sq mi) |
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Data suggests that around twenty Arabian leopards are left in the reserve.[5]