Land Use Data for Latitude 29.25 Longitude 30.75

Locations

Lake Qarun Protected Area

Agricultural Land Uses

Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Urban land
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Maize
Sorghum
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km²)

0
10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

30 to 40