Wadi El Rayan
IUCN VIMultiple Use Management Area · 1989
1 756 km²
Subdivision · EGY
Unorganized in Al Fayoum
Egypt
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Area
4 066km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
22,3°C
Annual rain
9mm
Warmest m°
36,5°C
Coldest m°
8,0°C
Elevation: 50 m on average (min -44 m, max 287 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,3°C
Annual rain
9mm
Warmest month
36,5°C
Coldest month
8,0°C
Mean alt.
50m
Min
-44m
Max
287m
Std. dev.
58m
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
8,1
Org. C
6,4g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
49,6%
Silt
24,1%
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
8,1
Org. C
7,0g/kg
Clay
25,7%
Sand
50,1%
Silt
24,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
5,9g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
49,5%
Silt
24,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
6,3g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
49,1%
Silt
23,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.1%
Crops2.8%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil85.4%
Other (grassland, water…)10.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,7nW
Built-up
12,4%
Pesticides
11,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN VI · 2IUCN II · 1IUCN Ia · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Wadi El Rayan Protected Area
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2012
1 756 km²
Qarun
IUCN VIMultiple Use Management Area · 1989
1 354 km²
Lake Qarun Protected Area
IUCN IaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2012
1 340 km²
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2005
192 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN