2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Kuwait

Information extracted from the July 2018 WDPA release

This list was compiled from data based on the July 2018 version of the WDPA. In addition to protected areas with spatial data in the WDPA, the 2018 version of the UN List includes sites for which no spatial data is available but which have been provided by the relevant country. Management effectiveness information is extracted from GD-PAME. Both databases are updated and released via www.protectedplanet.net on a monthly basis. The depiction and use of boundaries and related data shown on maps are not guaranteed to be error free nor do they necessarily imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
Designation Type/ Designation in English / Name of Protected Areas Status Year of designation Area (km2) IUCN category PAME methodology Year of PAME assessment
International
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
Mubarak Al-Kabeer Reserve Designated 2015 509.48 Not Reported Not Reported 0
National
Coral Reef Area
Al Bidaa (Anjefah) Reef Proposed 1997 2.05 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Al Zour Reef Proposed 1997 0.97 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Benayh Reef Proposed 1997 1.36 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Bnaider Reef Proposed 1997 2.09 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Himarah Reef Proposed 1997 1.51 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Julaiah Reef Proposed 1997 1.02 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Mudayrah Reef Proposed 1997 14.08 Not Reported Not Reported 0
North Bnaider Reef Proposed 1997 2.64 Not Reported Not Reported 0
North Funatees Reef Proposed 1997 0.34 Not Reported Not Reported 0
North West Qaruh Island Reef Proposed 1997 1.70 Not Reported Not Reported 0
North West Umm Al Maradim Island Reef Proposed 1997 0.49 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Salama Reef Proposed 1997 0.50 Not Reported Not Reported 0
South Funatees Reef Proposed 1997 1.33 Not Reported Not Reported 0
South Naval Base Reef Proposed 1997 5.91 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Umm Al Aish Reef (Taylor Rock) Proposed 1997 5.49 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Uraifjan Reef Proposed 1997 6.42 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Fenced Area
Jal Al-Liyah Fenced Area Designated 1997 179.47 IV Not Reported 0
Natural Reserve
Al-Huwaimliya Protected Area Designated 2011 218.93 IV Not Reported 0
Al-Jdaileih Proposed 1997 600.09 IV Not Reported 0
Al-Kuwaisat (Al-Jahra) Natural Reserve Designated 1987 19.80 IV Not Reported 0
Al-Mugheerh Proposed 1997 178.58 V Not Reported 0
Al-Qurain Hill Natural Reserve Designated 2010 6.20 V Not Reported 0
Al-Sulaibikhat Natural Reserve Designated 2002 0.23 IV Not Reported 0
Awhah Proposed 1997 0.11 V Not Reported 0
Demilitarized Zone Natural Reserve Designated 2011 1008.22 IV Not Reported 0
Failaka Proposed 1990 16.22 V Not Reported 0
Kubber Proposed 1997 0.15 V Not Reported 0
Mubarak-Al-Kabeer Natural Resrve Designated 2010 465.12 V Not Reported 0
Qaruh Proposed 1997 0.04 V Not Reported 0
Sabah Al-Ahmad Natural Reserve Designated 1988 330.00 II Birdlife IBA 1994
Sulaibikhat Gulf Beach (Al-Doha) Natural Reserve Designated 1988 0.80 IV Not Reported 0
Sulaibikhat Marine Natural Reserve Designated 0 0.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Umm Al Maradim Proposed 1997 0.17 V Not Reported 0
Umm Al Namil Proposed 1997 0.64 V Not Reported 0
Umm Gudair Natural Reserve Designated 2011 531.50 IV Not Reported 0
Umm Niqa Natural Reserve Designated 2011 170.17 IV Not Reported 0
Wadi Al-Batin Natural Reserve Designated 2011 528.10 V Not Reported 0
Warbah Proposed 1997 36.95 V Not Reported 0