The Almăj Depression, located in the south-west part of the Romania, is also known as the Almăj Country. Over the depression there are some of the best known nature reserves from the Banat - the Izvorul Bigăr Nature Reserve in the Miniş Gorges, the Rudăria Gorges - and also some important spreading areas for thermophilous species. The depression is one of the most typical intra-mountain depressions in Romania offering particularly favourable climate conditions for a large number of plants of which numerous medicinal and aromatic plants.

medicinal and aromatic plants; active principles

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