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Islamic Sacred Groves of Northern Ethiopia
Northern / central Ethiopian highlands
Ethiopia
Active
Regional cluster
- Location
- Northern / central Ethiopian highlands
- Coordinates
- ~13°N 39°E (region)
- Size
- Forest niches around Islamic sacred sites
- Age / Founded
- Islamic religious tradition
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Islam (Muslim sacred sites) — distinct from Orthodox church forests
- Community & Guardians
- Local Muslim communities
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Religious veneration; plant-diversity niches; climate-mitigation
Plant species
Native woody species; carbon-sink vegetation
Biome & fauna
Ethiopian dry highland forest
Threats & protection
Land-use change and erosion of taboos
Source
Kebede, Bekele, Demissew & Aynekulu (catalog #84)