Qurm Nature Reserve

Qurm Nature Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]
Sand flats on the edge of an Arabian city
Qurm wetlands and beach
Map showing the location of Qurm Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Qurm Nature Reserve
LocationMuscat Governorate, Oman
Coordinates23°37′12″N 58°28′48″E / 23.62000°N 58.48000°E / 23.62000; 58.48000[2]
Area1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)[1]
Established1975 (1975)
Official nameQurm Nature Reserve
Designated19 April 2013
Reference no.2144[2]

Qurm Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve in Muscat Governorate, Oman. Located on the Gulf of Oman coast, the reserve protects a mangrove forest and the surrounding wetland in a small estuary within the urban area of Qurm. Established in 1975, the reserve has been designated as an Important Bird Area since 1994, and as a protected Ramsar site since 2013.

  1. ^ a b "Qurm Nature Reserve". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Qurm Nature Reserve". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.