Land Use Data for Latitude 34.25 Longitude 38.25

Locations

Tadmur desert and mountains

Agricultural Land Uses

Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands
Mediterranean drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km²)

0
10 to 50
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30