Wadi Gaza Nature Reserve

The Wadi Gaza Nature Reserve (Arabic: محمية وادي غزة الطبيعية) was declared a nature reserve by the Environmental Quality Authority of Palestinian Authority in June 2000.

[1][2] Earlier Wadi Gaza was recognized as an Important Bird Area, being a stop-off point on a major migration flyway during bird migrations between the north Palaearctic and Africa.

The subsequent survey work identified the extent of the needed protection of the unique habitats in the area.

[1] The area is the only coastal wetland in Gaza with unique biological diversity and one of the few wetlands on the easternmost Mediterranean coast, under pressure on its landscape due to human activities and land development.

Its width within Gaza varies between 20 and 270m, the widest place is by the mouth located approximately at 31°27′51″N 34°22′34″E / 31.464057°N 34.376179°E / 31.464057; 34.376179.