Ghuta oasis
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Ghuta oasis is a historically fertile and densely cultivated green area on the outskirts of Damascus in Syria, long sustained by irrigation from the Barada River.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ oasis ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
groundwater depletion
ⓘ
pollution of Barada River ⓘ urban expansion of Damascus ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Al-Ghouta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | green buffer around Damascus ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Eastern Ghouta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Ghouta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
rural villages
ⓘ
suburbs of Damascus ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
food supplier for Damascus
ⓘ
green belt around Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
long-standing cultivated landscape
ⓘ
traditional irrigation systems ⓘ |
| hydrology | irrigation canals from Barada River ⓘ |
| irrigatedBy | Barada River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| irrigationType |
canal irrigation
ⓘ
surface irrigation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dense cultivation
ⓘ
fertile agricultural land ⓘ fruit production ⓘ orchards ⓘ vegetable farming ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Damascus Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
UTC+2
ⓘ
UTC+3 during daylight saving time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | outskirts of Damascus ⓘ |
| partOf | Damascus metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOf | intensive market gardening for Damascus ⓘ |
| regionType | peri-urban agricultural zone ⓘ |
| soilType | alluvial fertile soils ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | proximity to Syrian capital ⓘ |
| topography | alluvial plain ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
fruit trees
ⓘ
intensive irrigated agriculture ⓘ olive groves ⓘ vegetable fields ⓘ vineyards ⓘ |
| waterSource | Barada River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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