Aleppo plateau
The Aleppo plateau (
is located in the north-center of the plateau.Boundaries
The Aleppo plateau lies immediately north of the
Orontes river valley. The Aintab plateau forms a northern continuation of the plateau that leads to the Taurus Mountains
.
Description
The average elevation of the plateau is 400 m. The surface gradually slopes down in north-south and west-east directions. The surface undulates gently with an amplitude of 10–30 m for each wave. The lowlands are covered with combined Paleozoic and Mesozoic sediments that average 4–5 km in thickness over the whole surface.
Starting from the valley of the Euphrates, the terrain rises forming the
Ghab plain in the Orontes valley. The highlands of the western Aleppo plateau are collectively known as the Limestone Massif
.
The southeastern portion of the plateau is an arid steppe that forms the northern tip of the
Aleppo Pine and oak
.
Geology
The
Upper Cretaceous aquifers in both the Aleppo plateau and the Palmyrean mountain zone, but differences with the shallow Paleogene aquifer.[1]
Early–Middle
Ma and ~ 13.5–12 Ma.[3]
References
- ^ Wagner 2011, p. 182.
- S2CID 129644678.
- .
Bibliography
- Wagner, Wolfgang (2011). Groundwater in the Arab Middle East. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642193514.