Musa Dagh Factoids

For The Week of February 27, 2000

What was Musa Dagh's flora and fauna like?

Musa Dagh was covered with subequatorial flora, more so on the lower slopes than the upper half, which abounded with rocks as well. There may have been more than 230 kinds of trees, plants, etc. As for fauna, there existed about 50 known kinds of wild animals and about 20 kinds of domestic animals.