SYRIAN DESERT


Meaning of SYRIAN DESERT in English

Arid wasteland, Middle East.

It extends over much of northern Saudi Arabia, eastern Jordan, southern Syria, and western Iraq. Largely covered by lava flows, it formed a nearly impenetrable barrier between the populated areas of the Levant and Mesopotamia until modern times; several major highways and oil pipelines now cross it.

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