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arabian peninsula coastal fog desert wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 location and description 2 flora and fauna 3 threats and preservation 4 see also 5 references 6 external links toggle the table of contents arabian peninsula coastal fog desert 9 languages العربية català ελληνικά español فارسی italiano norsk nynorsk українська oʻzbekcha ўзбекча edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia ecoregion on the southern coasts of the arabian peninsula arabian peninsula coastal fog desert map of the arabian peninsula coastal fog desert ecology realm afrotropic biome deserts and xeric shrublands geography area 82 900 km 2 32 000 mi 2 countries oman saudi arabia yemen conservation conservation status critical endangered tihama on the red sea near khaukha in yemen is part of this ecosystem the arabian peninsula coastal fog desert also known as the southwestern arabian coastal xeric scrub is a desert ecoregion on the southern coasts of the arabian peninsula which experiences thick fogs where visibility may be reduced to 10 metres 33 ft it is classed as an afrotropical fog desert 1 location and description edit this ecosystem exists on a strip along the western and eastern coasts of arabia it follows the coast of oman southward from masirah island and reaches inland to 120 kilometres 75 mi in the jiddat al harasisi plateau and the dhofar mountains from here it continues as a very narrow strip only 5 kilometres 3 1 mi wide along the coast of yemen and up the 50 kilometres 31 mi wide the tihamah plain along the red sea coast of saudi arabia in oman and yemen moisture is provided by thick fogs coming off the ocean during the summer khareef monsoon while the hot tihamah plain is moisturised by some rainfall and the generally high humidity of the red sea flora and fauna edit although it rarely rains the fog provides moisture sufficient to nurture a great deal of grassland shrubs and thick woodland there are over 60 local species of plants this coastal strip is of particular importance because further inland where the fog does not have an influence most of the arabian peninsula is desert vegetation varies progressively away from the coast which features dense woodland of terminalia dhofarica senegalia senegal and various thorny commiphora trees and shrubs the richest flora can be found in the dhofar mountains which have 900 plants including 60 endemic species one of these plants boswellia sacra frankincense was a source of great wealth for dhofar in antiquity in yemen the side of jabal urays facing the sea is covered with euphorbia balsamifera shrubs the many mammals found here include the arabian oryx oryx leucoryx which was reintroduced to the wild after disappearing arabian gazelle and nubian ibex a goat antelope predators found on the coast include caracal arabian wolf striped hyena and the critically endangered arabian leopard panthera pardus nimr which survives on jebel samhan in the dhofar mountains threats and preservation edit the main threat to this ecosystem is overgrazing by increasing numbers of cattle and other livestock as well as off road driving and human encroachment urban areas in this ecoregion include in oman the port of duqm and the dhofar capital of salalah in yemen the hadhramaut port capital mukalla the former capital and ancient port of aden the red sea coffee ports of al hudaydah the largest town on this coast of yemen and mocha and the world heritage site of zabid and the city of jizan the fruit basket of saudi arabia protected areas in oman include the controversial arabian oryx sanctuary where the reintroduction took place and jabal samhan nature reserve established for the protection of the leopards there are several important bird areas on the coast of yemen but none are officially protected 2 see also edit list of ecoregions in yemen references edit world wildlife fund ed 2001 arabian peninsula coastal fog desert wildworld ecoregion profile national geographic society archived from the original on 2010 03 08 arabian peninsula coastal fog desert terrestrial ecoregions world wildlife fund external links edit saudi arabia portal yemen portal oman portal google books britannica arabian desert retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title arabian_peninsula_coastal_fog_desert 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