Syrian Desert

Also known as Syrian steppe, Jordanian steppe, Badia

region of desert, semi-desert and steppe of the Middle East; in parts of Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia

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The Syrian Desert is a vast region of desert, semi-desert, and steppe landscape that spans across parts of Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia in the Middle East. It covers important territory in a strategically significant area where multiple countries meet.

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Area: 518000
Image: Valley of the Tombs, Panoramic view, Palmyra, Syria.jpg

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The Syrian desert (Arabic: بادية الشام Bādiyat Ash-Shām), also known as the North Arabian desert, the Jordanian steppe, the Syrian steppe, or the Badiya, or Badiyat al-Sham, is a region of desert, semi-desert, and steppe, covering about 500,000 square kilometers (200,000 square miles) of West Asia, including parts of northern Saudi Arabia, eastern Jordan, southern Syria, and western Iraq. It accounts for about 85% of the land area of Jordan and 55% of Syria. To the south, it borders and merges into the Arabian Desert. The land is open, rocky or gravelly desert pavement, cut with occasional wadis, or river valleys, generally dry riverbeds.

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