Deliblat Sands is a large sand area of about 300 km² in the province of Vojvodina , Serbia . They are located in the southern part of Banat , between the Danube River and the south-western slope of the Carpathian Mountains . The sands are named for the village of Delibato, Kovin Municipality. The bulk of the sand forms elliptical hills with steppe grassy plains and steppe forests.
| Deliblat Sands | |
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| Specifications | |
| Absolute height | 250 m |
| Square | 300 km² |
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| Region | Vojvodina |
Description
Deliblat Sands is the largest sandy landscape in Europe ; it is part of a large prehistoric desert that originated on the site of the Pannonian Sea . Sands are a habitat for many endemic species of plants and animals that are rare or endangered in Europe and around the world. A special reserve was created on this territory. At the national level, sands are a special natural reservation created in 1977.
Flora and fauna
Deliblat sands are rich in plant diversity, 900 different plant species grow here, many of them are considered by international standards rare or endemic to the Middle Danube lowland . Regions with similar terrain throughout Europe were cultivated, planted with trees, or otherwise altered, while the Sands of Sands were largely intact. Among the endangered and endemic species of flora here grow Banata peony, steppe peony, Panchicha wormwood, common reed-dwelling and dwarf steppe almonds. In this area grow 20 different types of orchids . Rare representatives of the fauna: excavator, steppe skunk, ants-runners and sand gerbils. The main source of food for some endangered species of birds of prey, such as the Saker Falcon , the burial ground, and the Little Spotted Eagle , are ground squirrels that live on large open grassy fields; therefore, such zones are necessary for their survival. Also found here are wolf, deer, roe deer and wild boar.