Land Use Data for Latitude 34.25 Longitude 43.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Abu Dalaf and Shari lake Samara dam |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Urban land
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Mediterranean drylandsLivestock
CattleGoats
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
DatesFruits
Growing Period (days)
90 to 119120 to 149
Soil Types
Arenosols (Sandy)Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
Population Density (persons per km2)
050 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
above 100Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.
