Al Anbar desert region
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Al Anbar desert region is a vast, sparsely populated desert area in western Iraq known for its arid landscape and strategic location near the Syrian and Jordanian borders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al Anbar desert region canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Al Anbar Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderCharacteristic | forms much of Iraq’s western frontier ⓘ |
| bordersCountry |
Jordan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Euphrates River valley (in parts of Al Anbar Governorate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantLandUse |
limited agriculture in oases and river valleys
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| dominantVegetation |
ephemeral grasses
ⓘ
sparse desert shrubs ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
limited trade and transport services
ⓘ
small-scale herding ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Arab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole |
buffer zone along western Iraqi border
ⓘ
corridor between Iraq and Levant ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
rocky plateaus
ⓘ
sand plains ⓘ wadis ⓘ |
| hasNaturalHazard |
drought
ⓘ
dust storms ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalCharacteristic | large diurnal temperature range ⓘ |
| hasTransportRoute |
highways connecting Iraq with Jordan
ⓘ
highways connecting Iraq with Syria ⓘ |
| humanSettlementPattern | concentrated along rivers and oases ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme summer temperatures
ⓘ
harsh climatic conditions ⓘ low annual rainfall ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle East
ⓘ
western Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Al Anbar Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arabian Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqi desert belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDensity | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| religiousMajority | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soilType | sandy and stony desert soils ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | border region with Syria and Jordan ⓘ |
| terrainType | desert ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+3 ⓘ |
| usedFor | military operations and transit routes ⓘ |
| waterAvailability | very limited outside river valleys and oases ⓘ |
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