Syrian Desert
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The Syrian Desert is a vast arid plateau spanning parts of Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, forming a major portion of the northern Arabian Desert region.
Aliases (8)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arid plateau
→
desert → geographical region → |
| borderedBy |
Arabian Desert interior
→
Euphrates River valley → Fertile Crescent → Mediterranean coastal regions of Syria → |
| climate |
arid
→
desert climate → |
| containsCity |
Al-Tanf area
→
Deir ez-Zor → Palmyra → |
| continent |
Asia
→
|
| country |
Iraq
→
Jordan → Saudi Arabia → Syria → |
| coversPartOf |
eastern Syria
→
northeastern Jordan → northern Saudi Arabia → western Iraq → |
| crossedBy |
ancient trade routes
→
modern highways → |
| elevation |
mostly between 500 and 900 meters above sea level
→
|
| ethnicGroups |
Bedouin tribes
→
|
| extendsToward |
Iraqi Desert
→
Jordanian Badia → |
| geology |
limestone and basalt plateaus
→
|
| hasFeature |
isolated oases
→
seasonal watercourses → wadis → |
| hasSubregion |
Hamad Desert
→
Palmyrene region → |
| knownFor |
harsh climate
→
strategic location between Mesopotamia and the Levant → |
| languageRegion |
Arabic
→
|
| locatedIn |
Middle East
→
Western Asia → |
| partOf |
Arabian Desert
→
northern Arabian Desert region → |
| precipitation |
very low annual rainfall
→
|
| terrain |
gravel plains
→
rocky plateau → sand and stony desert → |
| usedFor |
pastoral nomadism
→
seasonal grazing → |
| vegetation |
sparse desert shrubs
→
steppe vegetation in marginal areas → |
Referenced by (22)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Arabian Desert
→
Arabian Peninsula → Canaan → |
borderedBy |
|
Al-Tanf area
→
Hatra → Palmyrene region → |
locatedIn |
|
Syrian Desert
("Iraqi Desert")
→
Syrian Desert ("Jordanian Badia") → |
extendsToward |
|
Northern Arabia
("Syrian Desert fringe")
→
Syrian Desert ("Hamad Desert") → |
hasSubregion |
|
Afro-Eurasian desert belt
→
|
contains |
|
Middle East and North Africa
→
|
containsDesert |
|
Ishmaelites
("Syro-Arabian desert")
→
|
geographicRegion |
|
Arab world
→
|
hasDesert |
|
Jordan
("Eastern Desert")
→
|
hasDesertRegion |
|
Aleppo
("Syrian Desert fringe")
→
|
historicalRegion |
|
Armenian Genocide
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|
location |
|
Homs
→
|
nearbyFeature |
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Deir ez-Zor
("Syrian Desert region")
→
|
partOf |
|
Euphrates
→
|
passesThrough |
|
Desert Mothers
("Syrian desert")
→
|
region |
|
Old Arabic
("Syro-Arabian desert")
→
|
spokenIn |