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What is the name of the protected area in the far southeast, bordering Sudan, that encompasses the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the northern Red Sea?
Answer: Wadi el-Gemal National Park — Gebel Elba National Park, in the disputed Hala'ib Triangle near the Sudanese border, is a biodiversity hotspot where the Red Sea coastal mountains capture moisture from the northeast monsoon, sustaining mangroves, acacia woodlands, and species — including the critically endangered Nubian ibex — found nowhere else in the country.
- A Ras Mohammed National Park
- B Nabq Protected Area
- C Gebel Elba National Park
- D Wadi el-Gemal National Park ✓
Gebel Elba National Park, in the disputed Hala'ib Triangle near the Sudanese border, is a biodiversity hotspot where the Red Sea coastal mountains capture moisture from the northeast monsoon, sustaining mangroves, acacia woodlands, and species — including the critically endangered Nubian ibex — found nowhere else in the country.