Cyrenaica
unlike the rest of Libya exhibits Mediterranean forests in the Green Mountains (Jabal al Ackdar). 1000 km away of Tunisia and 400 km south of Crete it is a relict of the formerly more extensive Mediterranean domain with its typical species. The lush vegetation of Jabal Ackdar occupies a rather thin strip from the coast to the summits (700-900 m) of the uplifted plateau. Southwards, eastwards (after Darnah, in Marmarica) and westwards (before Binghazi) the situation gets back to a normal boring desert.
Jabal al Ackdar receives up to 500 mm of rain per year. It is composed of a serie of broad uplifted terraces (the lowest ones being extensively cultivated), incised by canyons (the largest being Wadi Cuf).
unlike the rest of Libya exhibits Mediterranean forests in the Green Mountains (Jabal al Ackdar). 1000 km away of Tunisia and 400 km south of Crete it is a relict of the formerly more extensive Mediterranean domain with its typical species. The lush vegetation of Jabal Ackdar occupies a rather thin strip from the coast to the summits (700-900 m) of the uplifted plateau. Southwards, eastwards (after Darnah, in Marmarica) and westwards (before Binghazi) the situation gets back to a normal boring desert.
Jabal al Ackdar receives up to 500 mm of rain per year. It is composed of a serie of broad uplifted terraces (the lowest ones being extensively cultivated), incised by canyons (the largest being Wadi Cuf).
Depicted
habitats:
See
"slide show" Cyrenaica for more images
The
coastal terrace near Susah
Mediterranean
forest near Ra's al Hilal
Wadi
al Kuf
Flowing
wadis: Wadi Darnah, Wadi Bel Gadir
The
south of the Jabal
