Forestry in Syria
al-Ansariyah mountains
Forest resources in
better source needed] The wooded area of the country is variously reported as approximately 190,000 hectares (1.0 per cent)[1] or 450,000 hectares (2.4 per cent).[2]
The principal woodland trees are Quercus calliprinos, the Palestine oak; Quercus cerris sp. pseudocerris, the Turkey oak; Quercus infectoria; and Castanea sativa, the common chestnut.[1][2]
See also
- Ajloun Forest Reserve (Jordan, near Syria)
- Cedars of God (Lebanon)
- Dibeen Forest Reserve(Jordan, near Syria)
References
- ^ a b c J. Rolley (1948). Forest conditions in Syria and Lebanon. Unasylva 2 (2): 77-80. Accessed March 2015.
- ^ Aleppo University. Accessed March 2015.
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