Syrian Desert
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The Syrian Desert (Arabic: بادية الشام Bādiyat Ash-Shām), also known as the North Arabian Desert,[1] the Jordanian steppe, or the Badiya,[2] is a region of desert, semi-desert, and steppe, covering approx. 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 approx. 85% of the land area of Jordan[3] and 55% of Syria.[4] To the south, it borders and merges into the Arabian Desert.[5] The land is open, rocky or gravelly desert pavement, cut with occasional wadis.[6][7][8][1]
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Syrian Desert | |
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بادية الشام | |
Area | 500,000 km2 (190,000 sq mi) |
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Countries | Iraq Jordan Saudi Arabia Syria |
Coordinates | 33.3333°N 38.8333°E / 33.3333; 38.8333 |
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