Aammiq wetland is Lebanon’s most biodiversity-rich site, is nestled within the beautiful Aammiq estate. Comprising the fertile fields of the West Bekaa, rocky and grassy hills and rich oak forest leading to the heights of the majestic Barouk ridge, the Aammiq estate is an unspoiled glimpse into Lebanon’s rural past.
The “jewel in the crown” of the area, and what most people come to see, is the reedbed and marshes of the wetland itself. Designated as a Ramsar site, an Important Bird Area and part of the UNESCO “Man & Biosphere” reserve of the Shouf mountain it is one of Lebanon’s best places to see wild birds. Particularly famous at migration time for large flocks of White Storks, Pelicans, Eagles, Buzzards and water birds it is also home to resident birds, summer breeders, and winter visitors. It is not just birds… reptiles, mammals, butterflies, dragonflies, amphibians, fish and flowers all abound.
