![Umm Tais sand mounds](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Umm_Tais_sand_mounds.jpg)
Umm Tais National Park is on an uninhabited island on the northern tip of
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...
. It includes sand bars and small islets with
mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves are taxonomically diverse, as a result of convergent evolution in severa ...
s.
[Natural Landmarks]
Qatar Tourism A number of migratory bird species also inhabit the island. It was established in 2006 during the
15th Asian Games. Ruins of an ancient village known as
Al Mafjar are nearby and there are plans to develop it as a tourist attraction.
[ It is also within four miles of the town of Ar Ru'ays.]
See also
* Natural areas of Qatar
References
National parks of Qatar
Protected areas of Qatar
2006 establishments in Qatar
Al Shamal
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