Syrian Desert

Syrian Desert
بادية الشام
Composite satellite image
Area500,000 km2 (190,000 sq mi)
Geography
Countries Iraq
 Jordan
 Saudi Arabia
 Syria
Coordinates33°20′00″N 38°50′00″E / 33.3333°N 38.8333°E / 33.3333; 38.8333 

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, or river valleys, generally dry riverbeds.[6][7][8][1]

  1. ^ a b "Syrian Desert | Map & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  2. ^ Suttie, J.M.; Reynolds, Stephen G.; Batello, Caterina (2005). Grasslands of the World. FAO. p. 453. ISBN 978-92-5-105337-9.
  3. ^ "Jordan Badia | The Hashemite Fund for Development of jordan Badia". www.badiafund.gov.jo. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  4. ^ "The rangelands of the Syrian Arab Republic". FAO. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  5. ^ Harris, Nathaniel; Parker, Steve (2003). Atlas of the World's Deserts. Taylor & Francis. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-57958-310-1.
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  7. ^ "Syrian Desert". Archived from the original on January 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ New International Encyclopedia. Dodd, Mead. 1914. p. 795.