Bayda

Geography

The city is famous for the valleys and forests nearby, which are not found in the other cities of the 'Green Mountains'—Akhdar Mountains. It is named the "Green Mountains" because they are covered by dense forests and woodlands, of which the best known are the Hamri, Alpellnj, and Belaid forests. The highest point in the Akhdar Mountains is around , located in the Hamri area. The Akhdar mountain range lies within the Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe ecoregion. The region has many native plants closely related to those found in similar Greek, Italian, and Spanish coastal mountains and forests. There are about 1,800 species of Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub trees, plants, and flowers. The forests are characterized by many species of oak, juniper, pine, carob, cypress, hawthorn, Luffa aegyptiaca, and olives. There is a network of natural springs in most parts of the mountains, which makes them one of the most fertile areas of coastal Maghreb. The forested areas and springs provide habitat supportive of a diversity of birds and wildlife. The Akhdar Mountains are part of the larger Jabal al Akhdar Plateau, an area of , with a length of from the Albakur in the west to the Valley of Bef to the east of Derna, and a width of . Beaches stretch along the chain for about , in a diverse terrain with many coastal bays and inlets. Bayda is famous for the neighboring locale of Susa, a seaside resort on the Mediterranean Sea. Cultivated plants include many fruit trees, including apples, grapes, nuts, and other fruits estimated at four million trees, as well as many medicinal and herbal plants, such as thyme, wandering herb Alkhalap, and rosemary. In the past the mountains probably also had the Silphium plant, which was treasured in antiquity but is now believed…

Most-observed species

• Romulea ligustica Parl.

  Romulea ligustica Parl. · Liliopsida
  3
• Libyan Sowbread

  Cyclamen rohlfsianum Asch. · Magnoliopsida
  3
• Bunch-flowered Daffodil

  Narcissus tazetta L. · Liliopsida
  2
• Stinking Madder

  Plocama calabrica (L.f.) M.Backlund & Thulin · Magnoliopsida
  2
• Bryony-leaved Tree-mallow

  Malva unguiculata (Desf.) Alef. · Magnoliopsida
  2
• Arum cyrenaicum Hruby

  Arum cyrenaicum Hruby · Liliopsida
  2
• Garden Anchusa

  Anchusa azurea Mill. · Magnoliopsida
  2
• Egyptian St John's wort

  Hypericum aegypticum L. · Magnoliopsida
  2

Most recent

• M 4.3 — 2019-02-21
  24 km SSW of Al Bay??’, Libya
• M 4.3 — 2017-11-11
  30 km NNE of Al Marj, Libya
• M 4.1 — 2015-10-03
  32 km SE of Al Marj, Libya
• M 4.8 — 2012-02-09
  53 km WNW of Al Bay??’, Libya
• M 3.6 — 2008-05-23
  34 km N of Al Marj, Libya
• M 3.9 — 2008-05-22
  22 km ENE of Al Marj, Libya