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Dibbeen Forest Reserve is a nature reserve located in the north-west of Jordan. It is
situated just south of the Roman site of Jerash and covers an area of 8.5 square kilometres
(3.3 sq mi) of rolling hills covered with pine–oak habitat. This area houses the largest
Aleppo Pines one of the oldest and naturally grown habitats in Jordan. It also is the home
to 17 endangered species that have been identified within the reserve. These include the
Persian red squirrel, four bat types, grey wolves and striped hyenas. Woodland birds also
live in the forest. It is also believed but not proven, that this reserve has the last population
of Southern Banded Newts living in Jordan The area was protected as a nature reserve in
2004 under the initiative of the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature.
The forest reserve contains one of the last remaining examples of a pine–oak forest
in the Middle East. The species of the reserve’s trees vary with elevation; Aleppo
Pines inhabit the lower altitudes, the mixed pine–oak woodland (comprising Aleppo Pine
and Palestine Oak) grows in the middle, and a species of small deciduous oak – Quercus
infectoria (the Aleppo, or Cyprus, Oak) – grows at the higher altitudes. Other flora in the
habitat include orchids, Greek strawberry trees, pistachio, and olive trees. The forest’s age
structure shows wide variation, with many areas containing mature forest trees and a
vigorous understory.
There are some short marked (but unmapped) hiking trails through the park. In March
and April carpets of red-crown anemones fill the meadows beneath the pine-forested and
sometimes snow-capped hills. Most trails are either small vehicle tracks or stony paths,
some of which continue beyond the park’s boundaries. The area is very popular with local
picnickers on Fridays.
situated just south of the Roman site of Jerash and covers an area of 8.5 square kilometres
(3.3 sq mi) of rolling hills covered with pine–oak habitat. This area houses the largest
Aleppo Pines one of the oldest and naturally grown habitats in Jordan. It also is the home
to 17 endangered species that have been identified within the reserve. These include the
Persian red squirrel, four bat types, grey wolves and striped hyenas. Woodland birds also
live in the forest. It is also believed but not proven, that this reserve has the last population
of Southern Banded Newts living in Jordan The area was protected as a nature reserve in
2004 under the initiative of the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature.
The forest reserve contains one of the last remaining examples of a pine–oak forest
in the Middle East. The species of the reserve’s trees vary with elevation; Aleppo
Pines inhabit the lower altitudes, the mixed pine–oak woodland (comprising Aleppo Pine
and Palestine Oak) grows in the middle, and a species of small deciduous oak – Quercus
infectoria (the Aleppo, or Cyprus, Oak) – grows at the higher altitudes. Other flora in the
habitat include orchids, Greek strawberry trees, pistachio, and olive trees. The forest’s age
structure shows wide variation, with many areas containing mature forest trees and a
vigorous understory.
There are some short marked (but unmapped) hiking trails through the park. In March
and April carpets of red-crown anemones fill the meadows beneath the pine-forested and
sometimes snow-capped hills. Most trails are either small vehicle tracks or stony paths,
some of which continue beyond the park’s boundaries. The area is very popular with local
picnickers on Fridays.
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