Hima al-Ghada
IUCN VINational Park
1 012 km²
Governorate · SAU
Al Badayea
Saudi Arabia
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
4
Observations
8
Area
1 293,7km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
4 distinct species · 8 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,3°C
Annual rain
162mm
Warmest m°
41,5°C
Coldest m°
6,0°C
Elevation: 710 m on average (min 640 m, max 812 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,3°C
Annual rain
162mm
Warmest month
41,5°C
Coldest month
6,0°C
Mean alt.
710m
Min
640m
Max
812m
Std. dev.
36m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
3,3g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
38,7%
Silt
33,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
4,0g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
40,6%
Silt
33,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
2,9g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
38,7%
Silt
33,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
3,1g/kg
Clay
30,3%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
33,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.6%
Crops10.5%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil80.6%
Other (grassland, water…)6.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 0 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
105,4km
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
82 010km²
Discharge in basins
235,1m³/s
Mean precip.
178mm/an
Mean T°
24,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,91
Mean runoff
36mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
737m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de شعيب ربيقsub-area1 255,9 km²overlap357.54 km²28%
- Bassin de وادي النساءsub-area2 093,1 km²overlap320.71 km²25%
- Basin #97540sub-area336,1 km²overlap298.24 km²23%
- Basin #96730sub-area378,3 km²overlap121.34 km²9%
- Bassin de وادي الرمةsub-area213,5 km²overlap95.89 km²7%
- Bassin de وادي الرمةsub-area268,8 km²overlap46.10 km²4%
- Bassin de شعيب سويقةsub-area1 844,6 km²overlap29.67 km²2%
- Bassin de وادي النساءsub-area52,9 km²overlap23.46 km²2%
- Bassin de وادي الرمةsub-area25,5 km²overlap0.70 km²0%
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- شعيب دهيماءord 3len here29.94 km97%total31 km
- وادي النساءord 7len here19.98 km22%total92 km
- شعيب كهف روقord 2len here19.06 km40%total48 km
- وادي الرمةord 7len here16.50 km2%total899 km
- شعيب علباord 1len here12.46 km91%total14 km
- وادي النساord 4len here4.88 km20%total24 km
- شعيب أرطاوي دويرجةord 3len here2.43 km5%total53 km
- شعيب الربقيةord 1len here0.12 km1%total18 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
4,1nW
Built-up
45,1%
Pesticides
24,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1
Ramat National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 2021
50 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN