Horsh Ehden

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34°18′30″N 35°58′59″E / 34.30833°N 35.98306°E / 34.30833; 35.98306

Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)[1]
Nearest city	Ehden
Area	17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Established	9 March 1992[2]
Governing body	Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve Committee , Lebanese ministry of the environment

Horsh Ehden is a nature reserve located in Northern Lebanon.^[3] It contains a forest of the cedar of Lebanon, making it a part of the country's cultural and natural heritage. It is located on the northwestern slopes of Mount Lebanon, the nature reserve experiences high precipitation and is home to numerous rare and endemic plants. Stands of cedars also include a mixed forest of juniper, fir, and the country's last protected community of wild apple trees. In the forest are endangered eastern imperial eagles or Bonelli's eagles, gray wolves, wildcats, golden jackals, and red foxes. Valleys and gorges also have wild orchids, salamanders, mushrooms, and other flora and fauna.