According to the Gazetta Eritrea, it was established on 16 March 1959 by the British, specifically to protect the significant populations of Nubian ibex in the area.

[1] The reserve is overlooked by the Wildlife Conservation Department of the Eritrean Ministry of Agriculture.

[2] It covers an area of 265,800 hectares (657,000 acres) and its protection appears to have been reaffirmed on 1 January 1975.

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