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Encyclopedia > Syrian Desert

The Syrian Desert (Arabic: بادية الشام, badiyah ash sham), also known as the Syro-Arabian desert, is a combination of steppe and true desert that is located in parts of the nations of Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. Its border on the west is the Orontes Valley, and its border on the east is the Euphrates. In the north, the desert gives way to the more fertile areas of north-central Syria. In the south, it runs into the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula. Many oases exist in the Syrian Desert such as Palmyra. Damascus is also located on an oasis. The desert's remarkable landscape was formed by lava flows from the volcanic region of the Jebel Druze in southern Syria. The desert was historically inhabited by bedouin tribes, and many tribes still remain in the region, their members living mainly in towns and settlements built near oases. Some bedouin still maintain their traditional way of life in the desert. Arabic redirects here. ... This article is about the ecological zone type. ... This article is about arid terrain. ... The Orontes and the norias of Hama The Orontes or ‘Asi is a river of Lebanon and Syria. ... For the song River Euphrates by the Pixies, see Surfer Rosa. ... Arabia redirects here. ... Early morning panorama of Palmyra. ... For other uses, see Damascus (disambiguation). ... The western slopes of Jabal ad Duruz Tell Qeni (1803 m) the highest point of Jabal Druze Jabal ad Duruz (Arabic: جبل الدروز, Mountain of Druze; also known as Jabal el Arab Arabic: ‎) is an elevated volcanic region in southern Syria, in the As Suwaydā governorate (mohofazat Souweida). ... A Bedouin man on a hillside at Mount Sinai Bedouin, (from the Arabic (), is a desert-dwelling Arab nomadic pastoralist, found throughout most of the desert belt extending from the Atlantic coast of the Sahara via the Western Desert, Sinai, and Negev to the Arabian Desert. ...


Safaitic inscriptions, proto-Arabic texts written by literate bedouin, are found throughout the Syrian Desert. These date approximately from the 1st century B.C. to the 4th century A.D. Safaitic is the name given to an Old North Arabian dialect, preserved in the form of inscriptions which are written in a type of South Semitic script. ...


Iraq War

During the war in Iraq the desert served as a major supply line for the Iraqi insurgents, with the Iraq portion of the desert becoming a primary stronghold of the Sunni insurgents operating in the Al Anbar Governorate. Particularly after the Coalition capture of Fallujah during Operation Phantom Fury. A series of Coalition military operations were relatively ineffective at removing the insurgent presence in the Desert. However as the insurgents began to gain control of the surrounding areas the importance of the Syrian desert as a center of operations was believed to have lessened. By September 2006 insurgents had gained control of virtually all of the Anbar Governorate and had moved most of their forces equipment and leaders further east to insurgent controlled cities near the Euphrates river, nevertheless the Syrian Desert remains one of the primary routes for smuggling equipment due to its location near the Syrian border. [1][2] [3] [4][5] For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... Iraqi insurgency is a neologism to describe a loosely organized hostile opposition to the United States run Coalition of the Willing, which, according to the US military is centered in Fallujah. ... Al Anbar (Arabic: ‎ ) is an overwhelmingly Sunni Arab province of Iraq. ... This article is about the city of Fallujah in Iraq. ... Combatants United States Iraqi Security Forces Iraqi insurgents Tawhid wal Jihad Commanders Maj. ...


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Ad-Dahna · Alvord · Arabian · Aral Karakum · Atacama · Baja California · Barsuki · Betpak-Dala · Chalbi · Chihuahuan · Dasht-e Kavir · Dasht-e Lut · Dasht-e Margoh · Dasht-e Naomid · Gibson · Gobi · Great Basin · Great Sandy Desert · Great Victoria Desert · Kalahari · Karakum · Kyzylkum · La Guajira · Libyan · Little Sandy Desert · Mojave · Monte · Namib · Nefud · Negev · Nubian · Ordos · Owyhee · Patagonian · Qaidam · Registan · Rub' al Khali · Ryn-Peski · Sahara · Saryesik-Atyrau · Sechura · Simpson · Sonoran · Strzelecki · Syrian · Taklamakan · Tanami · Tatacoa · Thar · Tihamah · Ustyurt This is a list of deserts in the world ordered by area. ... This article is about arid terrain. ... The ad-Dahna desert is the central division of the Arabian desert. ... The Alvord Desert is a desert in the southeastern part of the American state of Oregon. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Aral Karakum desert lies north of the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan. ... Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert is a virtually rainless plateau in South America, extending 966 km (600 mi) between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. ... The Baja California desert is a Desert ecoregion of Mexicos Baja California Peninsula. ... Map of the Chihuahuan Desert. ... Dasht-e Kavir desert: satellite photograph Dasht-e Kavir (دشت كوير in Persian), also known as Kavir-e Namak or Great Salt Desert is a large desert lying in the middle of the Iranian Plateau. ... As seen from space Dasht-e Lut is a large salt desert in southeastern Iran. ... A four wheel drive in the Gibson Desert The Gibson Desert is a Western Australian desert made up of sandhills and dry grass. ... The Gobi is a large desert region in northern China and southern Mongolia. ... Drainage map showing the Great Basin in orange Various Definitions of the Great Basin (NPS) The Great Basin is a large, arid region of the western United States. ... Location of deserts in Australia This article is about the Australian desert. ... The Great Victoria Desert is a barren, arid and sparsely populated desert ecoregion in southern Australia. ... “Kalahari” redirects here. ... For the desert in Kazakhstan, see Aral Karakum. ... The Kyzyl Kum (Uzbek: , Kazakh: ), also called Qyzylqum is the 11th largest desert in the world. ... Cape of the Vela, La Guajira Desert by the Caribbean Sea. ... The Little Sandy Desert is desert in Australia, located in Western Australia near the Great Sandy Desert. ... For the indigenous American tribe, see Mohave. ... The Monte Desert, is a South American desert, located within the country of Argentina. ... Dune 7, one of the highest sand dunes in the world (ca. ... The Nefud or An-Nafud is a desert area in the northern part of the Arabian peninsula, occupying a great oval depression; 180 mi (290 km) long and 140 mi (225 km) wide. ... :For the light machine gun see IMI Negev. ... Fragment of Nubian Desert seen from space The Nubian Desert, is in the eastern region of the Sahara Desert, it spans 407, 000 km2 or 157,000 square miles of northeastern Sudan between the Nile and the Red Sea, at . ... Ordos Desert 1912 The Ordos Desert (Chinese: 鄂尔多斯沙漠; Pinyin: ÈěrduōsÄ« Shāmò) is a desert and steppe region lying on a plateau in the south of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Astronaut photography of the Patagonian Desert (most of the view) contrasted with the Limay River, seen flowing eastward from the Andes. ... Qaidam, also spelt Tsaidam, is an arid basin in Qinghai, western China. ... The Registan Desert is an extremely arid plateau region located between Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southwestern Afghanistan. ... This article is about the desert area Rub’ al Khali (more properly pronounced as ar-Rub ah-Hali, see Pronunciation in the Arabic Language section), of the Arabian Peninsula. ... The Ryn Desert or Ryn-Peski Desert, is a desert in western Kazakhstan, north of the Caspian Sea and southeast of the Volga Upland. ... The Saryesik Atyrau Desert stretches for about 400 km south of Lake Balkhash in eastern Kazakhstan. ... The Sechura desert is a desert ecoregion of coastal Peru. ... Ted Colsons expedition across the Simpson Desert in 1936 The Simpson Desert occupies approximately 170,000 square kilometres of central Australia[1]. It is bounded to the west by the Finke River and Mabel Range, to the north by Adam Range, to the east by the Georgina and Diamantina... Map of the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. ... Bore Track in the Strzelecki Desert, South Australia. ... Dust storm in Taklamakan Desert from space, June 25, 2005 The Taklamakan Desert (also Taklimakan) is a desert of Central Asia, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Tanami Desert is a desert in northern Australia. ... The Tatacoa Desert The Tatacoa Desert (Spanish for Desierto de la Tatacoa) is a desert located in the Colombian Department of Huila, some 38 km from the city of Neiva. ... A NASA satellite image of the Thar Desert, with the India-Pakistan border superimposed is found in canada, united states. ... Tihamah or Tihama (Arabic: []) is a narrow coastal region of Arabia on the Red Sea. ... The Ustyurt Plateau, Ustyurt also spelled Ust-Urt and Usturt (Kazakh: Ãœstirt, Turkmen: Ãœstyurt), is a central Asian plateau in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, between the Aral Sea and the Caspian Sea. ...



 

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