Petrified Forest Protectorate

The city of Cairo includes one of the strangest protected areas in Egypt, which is called the Petrified Forest Reserve, which is also known as Jabal al-Khashab, and is located near the Maadi area, and dates back to more than 35 million years, but it was declared as a reserve in about 1989. This area is filled with It is protected by the remains of fossilized trees dating back to ancient times, which were moved as a result of torrential rains on the hills of the Red Sea. It is considered a major scientific destination for its geological history, as it allows learning more about ancient life on Earth by examining fossilized pieces, in addition to being a tourist, cultural and entertainment site that attracts The attention of tourists from all over the world.