| Somali montane xeric shrublands | |
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 Map of Somali montane xeric shrublands | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Afrotropical |
| Biome | deserts and xeric shrublands |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 62,200 km2 (24,000 sq mi) |
| Country |  Somalia Somaliland |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | critical/endangered |
The Somali montane xeric shrublands is a desert and xeric scrubland ecoregion in Somalia. The ecoregion lies in the rugged Karkaar Mountains, which run parallel and close to Somalia's northern coast on the Gulf of Aden, and follows coast from Cape Guardafui south to Eyl on the Arabian Sea .[1]
- ^ "Somali Montane xeric woodlands". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.