Karm Chbat

The Karm Chbat Nature Reserve is located on the heights of Kobayat village in the Akkar caza, in northern Lebanon. Its estimated area is around 520 hectares with an altitude ranging between 1,400-1,900 meters above sea level. It has a rich biodiversity and it comprises numerous species of trees such as old cedars, junipers, fir, Turkish oak and bear’s plums. It is a living space for rare animals such as squirrels, foxes, hyenas, wild boars, wolves, and several birds’ species including partridges, hoopoes, sparrowhawks, Eurasian Jays, buzzards, bee-eaters, fieldfares, vultures, crows.