2 of 13 Burullus Cultural poster.

The Lake Burullus Protected Area is a Ramsar site and its management and infrastructure are currently being developed by the support of GEF-MedWet- Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency. The lake is a large fresh-to-brackish lagoon; extensive reed swamps of Typha and Phragmites on the southern shore are among the last vestiges of wilderness in the Nile Delta.
The people of the area are mainly from the Nile Valley while some are descended from the Bedouins originally inhabiting the deserts and oasis of Egypt. Their distinctive traditions are largely concerned with the sea and include ship repair and fishing.
Rice is cultivated as well as fruits and vegetables; animal husbandry is practised. As in other Mediterranean coastal areas wild birds are extensively trapped .
Tourism development and modern innovations are encroaching on the way of life followed in all the Mediterranean coastal wetlands (images and text below highlight: wearing apparel, sources of livelihood, fishing, buildings of various sorts and boats and boatbuilding).