Damascus Basin
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The Damascus Basin is a geographic depression in southwestern Syria that encompasses the city of Damascus and serves as an important agricultural and settlement area in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Damascus Basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic depression
ⓘ
inland basin ⓘ |
| administrativelySpans |
Damascus Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rif Dimashq Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic |
cooler winters
ⓘ
hot dry summers ⓘ low annual rainfall ⓘ |
| contains |
Damascus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rif Dimashq Governorate areas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| drainagePattern | endorheic tendencies in parts of basin ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
horticulture
ⓘ
irrigated farming ⓘ urban services ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alluvial plains
ⓘ
groundwater aquifers ⓘ oasis systems ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
oasis agriculture
ⓘ
peri-urban agriculture ⓘ urbanized area ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegionType |
agricultural region
ⓘ
metropolitan region ⓘ |
| hasSoilType |
alluvial soils
ⓘ
fertile sediments ⓘ |
| historicallyImportantFor |
continuous human settlement
ⓘ
development of Damascus oasis ⓘ |
| hydrologicalBasinOf |
Awaj River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barada River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Anti-Lebanon Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghouta oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Qasioun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fertile Crescent region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOf |
high population density
ⓘ
intensive irrigation ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
groundwater over-extraction
ⓘ
urban expansion ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Barada River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
springs from Anti-Lebanon Mountains ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.