claim: The Hyksos' chief deity is completely unaffiliated with any god of the desert.
evidence: The Geno Biosphere Reserve , with a total area of 27,500 hectares , situated in the Hormozgan province of Iran .. Hormozgan province. Hormozgan province. Iran. Iran. It has been designated as a protected area by the Iranian Department of Environment in 1976 .. Iranian Department of Environment. Iranian Department of Environment. Geno has mountains as high as 3,000 meters above sea level , and in light of this , has a unique climatic and biosphere conditions within the Persian gulf region .. Persian gulf. Persian gulf. UNESCO reported about 40,300 people living within the boundaries of the biosphere reserve in 2000 .. UNESCO. UNESCO. Beside a number of hot springs situated in the area , flora and fauna include  :. Flora  : pomegranate , date palm , black maidenhair fern , caraway , common yarrow , pennyroyal , milkweed , primrose. pomegranate. pomegranate. date palm. date palm. black maidenhair fern. black maidenhair fern. caraway. caraway. common yarrow. common yarrow. pennyroyal. Mentha pulegium. milkweed. milkweed. primrose. Primula vulgaris. Fauna  :. mammals  : gazelle , gray wolf , bear , fox , leopard , wild boar , hyena , jackal , rabbit ,. gazelle. gazelle. gray wolf. gray wolf. bear. bear. fox. fox. leopard. leopard. wild boar. wild boar. hyena. hyena. jackal. jackal. rabbit. rabbit. birds  : grey partridge , eagle , falcon , Eurasian collared dove , see-see partridge , common wood pigeon , cinereous vulture , lark , pipit , common house martin , white-eared bulbul. grey partridge. grey partridge. eagle. eagle. falcon. falcon. Eurasian collared dove. Eurasian collared dove. see-see partridge. see-see partridge. common wood pigeon. common wood pigeon. cinereous vulture. cinereous vulture. lark. lark. pipit. pipit. common house martin. common house martin. white-eared bulbul. white-eared bulbul