Monegros Desert
monegros desert desierto de los monegros semidesert aragón northeastern spain spanning province zaragoza huesca semiarid zone prone frequent drought noted annual electronic music festival held midjuly monegros festival monegros desert span province zaragoza huesca region aragón including comarca monegros huesca part desert lie ebro valley desert cover hectare acre consists village municipality highest point monegros desert monte oscuro altitude metre ft much landscape topography varies foot foot relatively flat semidesert habitat shrubsteppes prone frequent drought high temperature hardly rainfall mm per year inch deserted farm farm house juniperous wood also seen scattered location environment requires plant endure salinity dryness though natural habitat region included shrubsteppe juniper cereal grass become replacement lesser kestrel frequent area nest cave spread across square kilometre sq mi monegros desert area protected part natura network two life project co‑financed european commission targeted monegros area least partially monegros desert contains proposed los monegros protected area area biological interest due high number endemic specie new discovery specie area according survey however government aragon decided take measure protect area research performed time steppe element monegros biota conservation biodiversity steppe ecosystem monegros aragon region envisages habitat improvement steppe bird related plant life improvement irrigation planned however setting casino may adversely affect conservation effort aragon steppe cited largest habitat bird community spain highly endangered great little bustard eurasian stonecurlew lesser kestrel montagu harrier duponts lark specie directly threatened change steppe ecosystem endemic plant specie plant specie spain also decline project supported birdlife international muelas del jiloca special protection area launched conserve bird plant area sparsely populated large scale economic development called gran scala projected region planned casino hotel restaurant store golf course race track bullring planned despite region suffering water oil issue main road access nii ap also connected rail monegros desert noted monegros desert festival usually held midjuly attracting numerous spaniard internationally renowned dj band people electronic music performance annually formerly called groove parade founded held finca le peñetes roughly kilometre mi west fraga far bujaraloz held windowless graffitifilled hall called flarida area square metre sq ft