{"id":369753,"date":"2026-08-18T14:27:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=369753"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:57:39","slug":"hara-mangrove-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hara-mangrove-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"Hara Mangrove Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News: <\/strong>A major oil spill threatens the Hara mangrove forests, contaminating water, damaging roots, and harming fish and other wildlife.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Hara Mangrove Forests<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_369754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-369754\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-369754\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Locations-of-the-42-surface-sediments-sampling-sites-of-mangrove-forests-between-Khamir.webp?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hara mangrove forests\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Locations-of-the-42-surface-sediments-sampling-sites-of-mangrove-forests-between-Khamir.webp?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Locations-of-the-42-surface-sediments-sampling-sites-of-mangrove-forests-between-Khamir.webp?w=610&amp;ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-369754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Research Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hara mangrove forests are <strong>located around Qeshm Island and the Khuran Strait<\/strong> in southern<strong> Iran, along the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/persian-gulf\/\">Persian Gulf.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <strong>primarily composed of Avicennia marina<\/strong> and form an important mangrove ecosystem of the Persian Gulf region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is covered by the <\/span><b>Mehran Delta<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which has <\/span><b>mudflats, marshy coasts, and large mangrove forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are numerous <strong>small islands, creeks and inlets<\/strong> also.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It contains the<\/span><b> stand of grey mangrove (Avicennia marina) <\/b>that is called<b> Harra <\/b>in locally.\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This stand is <strong>largest one in all over the Persian Gulf countries<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Recognition:<\/strong> It was <strong>designated as a protected area in 1972.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entire area of mangroves, mudflats and creels was <strong>designated as Ramsar Site on 1975<\/strong> as well as <strong>a biosphere reserve in 1976.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This natural reserve is <strong>unique<\/strong> among mangrove habitats in West Asia because of <\/span><b>vast area and adapted to hot weather and more saline sea water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Biodiversity:<\/strong> The <strong>Intertidal areas and mangrove zones<\/strong> provide a suitable <strong>habitat<\/strong> for abundant invertebrates, which form an important food source for wildfowl.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reserve supports more than<strong> 50,000 individual birds&#8217; habitats in more than 90 species.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Breeding site:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Important breeding ground for various migratory birds such as including <strong>Great egret, Western reef and Indian pond heron, Crab plover and Stone-curlew.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Wintering birds:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The site is an important wintering area fo<strong>r Dalmatian pelican, Spoonbill and Greater flamingo.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Marine species:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It supports species such as <strong>Green turtle, Finless porpoise, Humpback dolphin and Common dolphin.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Globally threatened species:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> Green turtle, Dalmatian pelican, crab plover, and curlew<\/strong> are important threatened species found in the reserve.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Local livelihoods:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Local people depend on the mangroves for Livestock fodder, <strong>traditional fishing using <\/strong><\/span><b>Moshta <\/b>and <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recreation and other ecosystem services.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Avicennia Marina<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is one of the<strong> most prominent mangroves species<\/strong> found in all mangrove formations in India.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>It <span data-contrast=\"none\">is also called <strong>Banhi in Odia<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Features<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">: It is a <strong>salt-secreting and extraordinarily salt-tolerant mangrove<\/strong> <strong>species<\/strong> that grows optimally in 75% seawater and tolerates &gt;250% seawater.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Significance<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">: It is among the <strong>rare plant species which can excrete 40% of the salt<\/strong> through the salt glands in the leaves, besides its extraordinary capacity to exclude salt entry to the roots.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A major oil spill threatens the Hara mangrove forests, contaminating water, damaging roots, and harming fish and other wildlife. 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