Jijani State Forest

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Jijani State Forest
غابة ولاية جيجاني
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Jijani Forest and Oued Aziz
Geography
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LocationHani Peninsula, Salamat
Elevation49 meters - 425 meters
Area
  – maximum
520 km²
922 km² in November 1973
StatusProtected state forest (since 1999)
EstablishedPrimary forest
Visitation 125,000
EventsAstronomy festival of the Jijani Observatory (Every year, February 4 - February 10)
Governing bodyMinistry of Landscapes
Websitejijaniforest.gov.sl

The Jijani State Forest is a protected tropical savanna forest located in the Hani Peninsula province of Salamat. As of 2016, the forest covers about 520 km² of territory, a sharp decrease compared to the 922 km² in 1973. The forest, victim of deforestation by the inhabitants, hosts a large variety of fauna and flora. The forest is crossed by two rivers (oueds) : Oued Aziz, and Oued Minyar.