Answer:
The study area includes four of the major vegetation zones found in the Middle East. These are the Mediterranean, Irano- Turanian, Saharo-Arabian and Sudano-Decanian, following Eig (1931/32, 1938) and Zohary (1962, 1968).
What is the most common type of climate in the Middle East?
Mediterranean climate
Although much of the Middle East region has a Mediterranean climate type, i.e. Csa in the widely used Koeppen classification with wet winters and dry summers.