Imam Faisal bin Turki Royal Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedRoyal Reserve · 2023
30 312 km²
Governorate · SAU
Al Harjah
Saudi Arabia
BWhArid, desert, hot(87 %)
Species observed
16
Observations
109
Area
1 800,3km²
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
16 distinct species · 109 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,1°C
Annual rain
198mm
Warmest m°
29,7°C
Coldest m°
6,3°C
Elevation: 2 189 m on average (min 1 516 m, max 2 765 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,1°C
Annual rain
198mm
Warmest month
29,7°C
Coldest month
6,3°C
Mean alt.
2 189m
Min
1 516m
Max
2 765m
Std. dev.
166m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(87 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
48,3%
Silt
29,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
10,0g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
49,7%
Silt
29,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
7,9g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
48,6%
Silt
29,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
23,7%
Sand
46,7%
Silt
29,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.3%
Crops0.9%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil80.8%
Other (grassland, water…)17.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 1 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
153,2km
Lake surface here
0,17km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 111km²
Discharge in basins
4,7m³/s
Mean precip.
204mm/an
Mean T°
18,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,88
Mean runoff
63mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 058m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de وادي الفيضsub-area1 360,5 km²overlap1124.68 km²62%
- Bassin de وادي العينةsub-area1 636,8 km²overlap170.23 km²9%
- Bassin de وادي كهلانsub-area2 967,5 km²overlap136.46 km²8%
- Bassin de وادي تثليثsub-area910,7 km²overlap125.87 km²7%
- Bassin de وادي الخنقةsub-area839,9 km²overlap122.10 km²7%
- Bassin de شعيب وشيل الذئبsub-area1 226,9 km²overlap58.68 km²3%
- Bassin de وادي ذبحsub-area713,1 km²overlap34.87 km²2%
- Bassin de وادي ثجرsub-area860,5 km²overlap19.78 km²1%
- Basin #82800sub-area594,3 km²overlap7.60 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- وادي الفيضord 4len here95.06 km96%total99 km
- وادي العينةord 3len here20.22 km56%total36 km
- وادي وسطord 4len here12.67 km27%total47 km
- وادي العملord 3len here7.48 km20%total38 km
- وادي ملاحord 2len here7.34 km40%total18 km
- وادي العذارord 1len here4.92 km37%total13 km
- وادي مطارةord 2len here3.38 km13%total25 km
- وادي ثجرord 3len here1.52 km2%total78 km
- وادي الخنقةord 4len here0.59 km1%total52 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
2,6nW
Built-up
21,9%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN