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- ↑ "Protected Planet | Ibex Reserve (Hawtat Bani Tamin)". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ↑ "Ibex Reserve". Saudi Wildlife Authority. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Ibex Reserve". plantdiversityofsaudiarabia.info. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
