Wadi El Rayan is a unique nature protectorate in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt, under the supervision of the Ministry of Environmental Affairs (EEAA).

At the south and southeast of the springs is Gabal Manqueer Al Rayan, where marine fossils and archeological remains are found.

In the northwest is Wadi El Hitan, a protectorate containing fossils of extinct whales[4] including Tutcetus rayanensis, named after this area in 2023.

The vegetation cover is made of 13 species of perennial plants and a few individuals of Calligonum comosum and Zygophyllum album.

Wadi El Rayan accommodates one of the world's few remaining populations of the endangered slender-horned gazelle.