Al Areen Wildlife Park
Artificial pond present in the park
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| Date opened | 1976 |
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| Location | Sakhir, Bahrain |
| Coordinates | 26°00′56″N 50°29′44″E / 26.01556°N 50.49556°E |
| Land area | 7 km sq |
| Annual visitors | 199,235 (in 2013) |
| Website | Al Areen Official Website |
Al Areen Wildlife Park (Arabic: محمية العرين; transliterated: Maḥmīyat al-ʿArīn) is a nature reserve and zoo, located in Sakhir, Bahrain. It is one of five other protected areas in the country and it is the only designated protected area on land, in the country.
The park covers a total area of 7 km sq and was first established in 1976. Species native to Bahrain, both plants and animals, as well as species originating from Africa, south Asia are present in the zoological park. In 2013, the park attracted 199,235 visitors to the park.
As of 1999, the park was attached to the ministry of cabinet affairs and information.
The park features 100,000 planted flora and trees, & more than 45 species of animals, 82 species of birds and 25 species of flora. Species present in the park include the Arabian oryx, which is extinct in the wild, Persian gazelle, springbok, saluki dogs,impala, fallow deer, Chapman's zebra and desert hares. Arabian species such as the scimitar-horned oryx, addax (which is rare in the wild), dama gazelle, giraffes, Nubian ibex, wild goat, barbary sheep and Asiatic onager are also present. The park also employs a captive breeding policy of endangered species.
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