Qarun
IUCN VIMultiple Use Management Area · 1989
1 354 km²
Subdivision · EGY
Yusuf as-Sidiq
Egypt
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Area
237,8km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
22,8°C
Annual rain
9mm
Warmest m°
37,0°C
Coldest m°
8,7°C
Elevation: -7 m on average (min -44 m, max 34 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,8°C
Annual rain
9mm
Warmest month
37,0°C
Coldest month
8,7°C
Mean alt.
-7m
Min
-44m
Max
34m
Std. dev.
16m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
17,5g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
47,9%
Silt
24,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
20,9g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
48,7%
Silt
24,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
15,2g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
47,7%
Silt
24,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
16,5g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
47,3%
Silt
25,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.7%
Crops60.1%
Built-up2.6%
Bare soil8.5%
Other (grassland, water…)23.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
11hab/km²
Night light
6,2nW
Built-up
260,3%
Pesticides
19,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 1IUCN Ia · 1
Lake Qarun Protected Area
IUCN IaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2012
1 340 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN