Syrian Desert

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arid plateau desert geographical region

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.

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All labels observed (20)

Label	Occurrences
Syrian Desert canonical	33
Syrian Desert fringe	2
Syrian desert	2
Syrian steppe	2
Syro-Arabian desert	2
Arabian desert frontier	1
Eastern Desert	1
Greater Syrian Desert	1
Hamad Desert	1
Homs Desert	1
Iraqi Desert	1
Iraqi desert	1
Jordanian Badia	1
Jordanian desert	1
North Arabian desert	1
Syrian Desert margins	1
Syrian Desert region	1
Syrian desert frontier	1
northern Arabian Desert	1
southern Syrian desert	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arid plateau ⓘ desert ⓘ geographical region ⓘ
borderedBy	Arabian Desert interior ⓘ Euphrates ⓘ surface form: Euphrates River valley Mesopotamia ⓘ surface form: Fertile Crescent Mediterranean coastal regions of Syria ⓘ
climate	arid ⓘ desert climate ⓘ
containsCity	Al-Tanf area ⓘ Deir ez-Zor ⓘ Palmyrene region ⓘ surface form: Palmyra
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Iraq ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Syria ⓘ
coversPartOf	Kurdistan ⓘ surface form: 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	Ishmaelites ⓘ surface form: Bedouin tribes
extendsToward	Syrian Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Iraqi Desert Syrian Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jordanian Badia
geology	limestone and basalt plateaus ⓘ
hasFeature	isolated oases ⓘ seasonal watercourses ⓘ wadis ⓘ
hasSubregion	Syrian Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Hamad Desert Palmyrene region ⓘ
knownFor	harsh climate ⓘ strategic location between Mesopotamia and the Levant ⓘ
languageRegion	Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn	Middle East ⓘ Middle East ⓘ surface form: Western Asia
partOf	Arabian Desert ⓘ Northern Arabia ⓘ surface form: 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 (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arab world → hasDesert → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Old Arabic → spokenIn → Syrian Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syro-Arabian desert

Arabian Peninsula → borderedBy → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Syrian Desert → hasSubregion → Syrian Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hamad Desert

Syrian Desert → extendsToward → Syrian Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi Desert

Syrian Desert → extendsToward → Syrian Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jordanian Badia

Canaan → borderedBy → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Jordan → hasDesertRegion → Syrian Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Desert

Arabian Desert → borderedBy → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Euphrates → passesThrough → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Armenian Genocide → location → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Hatra → locatedIn → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Middle East and North Africa → containsDesert → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Ishmaelites → geographicRegion → Syrian Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syro-Arabian desert

Northern Arabia → hasSubregion → Syrian Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syrian Desert fringe

Desert Mothers → region → Syrian Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syrian desert

Aleppo → historicalRegion → Syrian Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syrian Desert fringe

Homs → nearbyFeature → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Palmyrene region → locatedIn → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Deir ez-Zor → partOf → Syrian Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syrian Desert region

Al-Tanf area → locatedIn → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Afro-Eurasian desert belt → contains → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Battle of Palmyra → location → Syrian Desert ⓘ

western Iraq → partOf → Syrian Desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Iraq

this entity surface form: Iraqi desert

western Iraq → partOf → Syrian Desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Iraq

Rutba → nearbyFeature → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Quseir Amra → locatedIn → Syrian Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jordanian desert

people of Thamud → culturalRegion → Syrian Desert ⓘ

subject surface form: People of Thamud

this entity surface form: North Arabian desert

northern Syria → historicalRegion → Syrian Desert ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Syria

this entity surface form: Syrian steppe

Al-Jazira region → borderedBy → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Eastern Syria → partOf → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Safaitic Arabic → spokenIn → Syrian Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Syrian desert

Safaitic Arabic → region → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Turaif → locatedInDesertRegion → Syrian Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Arabian Desert

Jazira → borders → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Palmyrene Aramaic → usedIn → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Bedouin communities → region → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Bedouin Arabic → spokenIn → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Anizah → presentIn → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Wadi Sirhan → geographicalContext → Syrian Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greater Syrian Desert

Fertile Crescent → hasPart → Syrian Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syrian Desert margins

Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi → locatedIn → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Transjordanian highlands → borders → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Simon of the Desert → setting → Syrian Desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syrian desert

Rukban camp → locatedIn → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Damascus–Baghdad road → passesThrough → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Al-Tanf border crossing → region → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Temple of Bel → locatedIn → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Valley of the Tombs → locatedIn → Syrian Desert ⓘ

Roman theatre of Palmyra → locatedIn → Syrian Desert ⓘ