Land Use Data for Latitude 32.75 Longitude 45.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Haur Al Suwayqiyah |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Mediterranean drylandsDeserts
Livestock
CattlePoultry
Sheep
Crops
DatesFruits
Growing Period (days)
30 to 5960 to 89
90 to 119
Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Solonchaks (Saline)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0 to 0.50.5 to 2
2 to 5
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 50Infant 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.
