Sabkhat al-Jabbul Nature Reserve

Sabkhat al-Jabbul Nature Reserve

Country:
Syrian Arab Republic
Site number:
935
Area:
10,000.0 ha
Designation date:
05-03-1998
Coordinates:
36°04'N 37°30'E
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Materials presented on this website, particularly maps and territorial information, are as-is and as-available based on available data and do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

Sabkhat al-Jabbul Nature Reserve. 05/03/98; Halap; 10,000 ha; 36°04'N 037°30'E. State & privately-owned. A large, permanent saline lake surrounded by semi-arid steppe, the lake is an important staging, wintering and breeding area for large numbers of waterbirds; it regularly supports more than 1% of the world population of Greater Flamingo. Within the site, land use is limited to salt production. The surrounding areas are used primarily for agriculture and livestock grazing. The lake has been identified as an Important Bird Area. Ramsar site no. 935. Most recent RIS information: 1997.
Administrative region: Halap/Aleppo Governorate
National legal designation:
  • nature reserve
Last publication date: 05-03-1998
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)