Which iconic lone tree, a Prosopis cineraria estimated to be over 400 years old, stands in the arid Sakhir desert without an apparent water source?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Tree of Life
- Step 1: The Tree of Life (Shajarat al-Hayah) is a Prosopis cineraria tree standing atop a 9.7-meter-high sandy hill in the desert of Sakhir.
- Step 2: Planted around 1583, it thrives in extreme desert conditions due to an exceptionally deep root system tapping into underground artesian water.
Answer
Tree of Life.
Why not the others: 'Acacia of Sakhir' does not exist as a national landmark; 'Argan of Bahrain' misnames the species (argan is native to Morocco); 'Banyan of Muharraq' refers to urban ornamental ficus trees.
Practise more Climate, Marine Wildlife, Mangroves and Protected Reserves.
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed General Knowledge (Bahrain) mock tests.
More Climate, Marine Wildlife, Mangroves and Protected Reserves questions
- What type of climate characterizes the Kingdom of Bahrain under the Koppen climate classification?
- Which bird species maintains its largest global breeding colony in the Hawar Islands of Bahrain, recognized internationally as an Important…
- Which species of marine mangrove tree is native to Bahrain, forming critical intertidal wetland ecosystems in Tubli Bay?
- What large marine mammal, listed as vulnerable by the IUCN, has its second-largest global population inhabiting the shallow seagrass beds of…
- What is the name of Bahrain's premier wildlife reserve and conservation park located in the Sakhir desert, established in 1976?
- Which iconic desert ungulate, once declared extinct in the wild in the 1970s, has been successfully bred and reintroduced at Al Areen Wildli…