Al Wathba Wetland Reserve

Why go

Al Wathba Wetland Reserve is a protected wetland at Al Wathba, in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and outside the city of Abu Dhabi. Visit Abu Dhabi, the emirate's tourism site, says it was established by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, was the first area in Abu Dhabi designated for protection by law and was once a coastal salt flat (sabkha); it says the reserve is known for its greater flamingos and gives habitat to more than 250 bird species. Visit Abu Dhabi links to the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi for visits, but that agency's site could not be read for this record, so seasons and access rules are not given here. This record is the reserve as an area, not Al Wathba town or the Al Wathba fossil dunes, and its pin is a point inside the reserve, not an entrance.