Wadi al-Quff Nature Reserve (Arabic: محمية وادي القفّ) is a nature reserve[clarification needed] located in Wadi el-Quff near the town of Tarqumiyah in the Hebron Governorate, in the southern part of the West Bank.[1]
| Wadi al-Quff Reserve | |
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| Location | Hebron Governorate, West Bank |
| Nearest city | Tarqumiyah |
Geography
editWildlife and biodiversity
editThe reserve was planted with forest trees such as cypress, Aleppo pine, oak, swede,[dubious – discuss] tamarisk, carob, and terebinth.[3] It contains dense forests, which provide a safe haven for a wildlife including many migratory birds and butterflies.[4] Freshwater springs flow through it, irrigating the agricultural plants. It is considered a park for residents of the governorate and surrounding areas.[5]
Archaeological sites
editReferences
edit- ↑ "محمية وادي القف". محميات فلسطين.
- ↑ "مسار محمية وادي القف". محميات فلسطين.
- ↑ "محمية واد القف" [Wadi el-Qaf Reserve] (PDF) (in Arabic). Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ↑ "زراعة أشجار وصناعة مقاعد خشبية بفعالية بيئية في محمية" [Planting trees and manufacturing wooden benches in an environmentally friendly manner within a nature reserve]. WAFA Agency (in Arabic).
- ↑ "وادِي القف.. المحمية الخضراء منذ العهد العثماني!" [Wadi al-Quff... The green reserve since the Ottoman era!]. palinfo.com (in Arabic). September 25, 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wadi al-Quf Reserve.
- "Wadi Al-Quff Reserve Trail". At Mahmiyat.ps, a project of the Hanns Seidel Foundation. Retrieved 7 February 2026. With hiking trail, fauna and flora.