Atoma Reserve (Yemen)

 Atoma Reserve is one of the most important declared natural reserves in Yemen due to its environmental and vital diversity, which has earned it a picturesque nature and unique tourist attractions that capture hearts, which qualified it to become a major destination for lovers of the beauty of nature, especially in the spring and summer seasons.  The Atma Reserve is located in the Dhamar Governorate, 58 km west of the city of Dhamar and 158 km south of Sana'a.  It includes Samah, Himyar, Bani Bahr, Al-Samil, and Razih. It consists of mountain ranges whose height decreases as we head westward, as they represent an extension of the western highlands heading towards the coastal plains, whose height ranges between 920-2800 meters above sea level.  This location has given it a distinct climate that contributes to the rainfall in the summer, which reaches about 800 mm per year.  The vegetation covers 80-90% of the total area, where the mountainous agricultural terraces occupy about 50-60% of it, and the rest is covered by forests, forests and natural pastures, which represent 30%.  Of rare medicinal and aromatic trees and plants, in addition to some rare animals and birds.  Many natural and environmental factors prompted the Yemeni people to settle in this region thousands of years ago due to its fertile soil, high productivity of agricultural crops, pasture quality, dense forests and good rates of rainfall, in addition to springs and water clouds that spread in a number of parts of the region.

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