Yob Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in the

Northern Red Sea The Northern Red Sea Region (, it, Regione del Mar Rosso Settentrionale, ) is an Regions of Eritrea, administrative region of Eritrea. It lies along the northern three quarters of the Red Sea, and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and the coastal ...

and

Anseba Anseba Region (Tigrinya: ዞባ ዓንሰባ, it, Regione dell'Anseba) is an administrative region of Eritrea, located in northern Eritrea. The capital and the most populous city in the region is Keren. The region is named after Anseba River, ...

regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

of northern

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopi ...

. According to the ''Gazetta Eritrea'', it was established on 16 March 1959 by the British, specifically to protect the significant populations of Nubian ibex in the area. The reserve is overlooked by the Wildlife Conservation Department of the Eritrean Ministry of Agriculture. It covers an area of and its protection appears to have been reaffirmed on 1 January 1975.

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Protected areas established in 1959 Wildlife reserves of Eritrea {{Eritrea-geo-stub