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The article focuses on the plant ecology of the coastal areas of northern Eritrea that is about 220 miles long and is about 20 miles in width. It accounts the geomorphology of the area together with the soils. It likewise tries to correlate vegetation type with general levels of salinity using figures given for the percentage sodium chloride in a range of soils. Moreover, it classifies the area on geomorphological grounds and divides it according to soil types and plant communities. The basis for the classifications is also discussed.