Dungonab Bay[3] or Dongonab Bay[4] (Arabic: خليج دونجوناب Ḫalīj Dūnjūnāb) is a body of water on the coastline of Sudan on the Red Sea.
| Dungonab Bay | |
|---|---|
| Dungunāb Bay | |
  Dungonab Bay Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates | 21°0′N 37°11′E / 21.000°N 37.183°E |
| Ocean/sea sources | Red Sea |
| Basin countries | Sudan |
| Max. length | 33 km (21 mi) |
| Max. width | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Islands | Numerous[1] |
| Part of | "Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park" part of Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park |
| Criteria | Natural: (vii), (ix), (x) |
| Reference | 262rev-002 |
| Inscription | 2016 (40th Session) |
| Official name | Dongonab Bay-Marsa Waiai |
| Designated | 2 February 2009 |
| Reference no. | 1859[2] |
Geography
editThe Dungonab Bay is south-facing and is located 130 km to the north of Port Sudan. Its mid part, the Rawayah Lagoon, is surrounded by coral reefs. Together with Mukkawar Island and Sanganeb (an isolated coral reef), the area was declared the Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park and became a World Heritage Site in 2016.[5] It has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2009.[2]
Important Bird Area
editA coastal strip of the bay, including the mangroves of the bay shore, along with the Mukkawar, Mayetib and Taila islets and adjacent waters, have been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because they support significant resident or breeding populations of spotted sandgrouse, white-eyed gulls, lesser crested terns, sooty falcons, greater hoopoe-larks, bar-tailed and desert larks, fulvous babblers and white-crowned wheatears.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ a b "Dongonab Bay-Marsa Waiai". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Dungunāb". Mapcarta. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ Dongonab Bay, Sudan - Geographical Names
- ^ UNESCO - Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park
- ^ "Mukawwar island and Dunganab bay". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
External links
edit- Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay - Mukkawar Island Marine National Park UNESCO collection on Google Arts and Culture
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