Plants
and Animals Syria has comparatively limited areas of abundant
natural vegetation. On the whole the nonarable areas are too dry to
support extensive plant life, and virtually all of the arable areas
have been stripped of natural cover. Along the coast, however, are
found some reed grasses, wild flowers, trees, and shrubs, including
buckthorn and tamarisk. In the Anti-Lebanon Mountains are forests
of Aleppo pine and Syrian and valonia oak.
The mammalian wildlife of Syria includes the antelope, deer, wildcat,
porcupine, squirrel, and hare. Birds native to the country include
the flamingo, pelican, bustard, ostrich, eagle, and falcon. Lizards
and chameleons are found in the desert.
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28
October
Let me weep over my cruel fate and sigh for freedom.
May my grief mercifully break these chains of anguish
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