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The protected area was set up to provide a habitat in which the native wild animals and plants of the area could flourish. The governmental body overseeing the protected area is the
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where it is only 5 m (16 ft) thick and has a high sand content. At Al
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that is sunk about 10 m (33 ft) below sea level. To the north of the oasis are escarpments where the Al
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392:El Naggaza National Park
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141:Cardium edule rectidens
402:Sabratha National Park
35:which is inhabited by
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263:Atlas of the World
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289:. Parks.it
147:References
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120:in Cairo.
100:and on to
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78:gastropods
53:depression
51:in a deep
581:Wadi Kham
500:Garabulli
124:The oasis
82:bryozoans
43:Geography
570:Taizerbo
505:Giarabub
416:Reserves
61:dolomite
565:Shahaat
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110:Senussi
92:History
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114:Bayda
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