1_General information
v Continent : Asia .
v Region : South West of Asia .
v Coordinates : 35 ͦ00'N 38 ̊ 00'E.
v Area : 185,180 KM² ( 71,500 sq mi
) .
99.4 % Land .
0.6 % Water .
v Borders :
Total
land border : 2,253 km
Iraq :
605 km _ Palastine : 76km _ Jordan :375 km _
Lebanon
: 375 km _ Turki : 822 km .
v Highest point : Mount of Hermon 2,814 km .
v Longest River : Euphrates 3,596 km .
2_Geography of Syria
Syria is located in Southwestern Asia, north of the Arabian Peninsulain the Middle East, at the
eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea.
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| Syria location |
It is bordered by Turkey on the north, Lebanon and Israel on the
west Iraq on the east, and Jordan on the south.
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| Syria boarder |
It consists of mountain ranges in the west and farther inland a steppe
area.
In the east is the Syrian Desert and in the south is the Jabal al-Druze Range.
The former is bisected by the Euphrates valley
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| Euphrates River |
| Palmyra in Syrian desert
The highest point in Syria is Mount Hermon (2,814 m; 9,232 ft) on
the Lebanese
border. Between the humid Mediterranean coast and the arid desert
regions
lies a semiarid steppe zone extending across three-quarters of the
country,
which receives hot, dry winds blowing across the desert. Syria is extensively
run short, with 28 percent of the land arable, 4 percent
dedicated to permanent
crops, 46 percent utilized as meadows and pastures, and
only 3 percent forest
and woodland.
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| mount of Hermon (Alshekh). |
The capital Damascus is the second largest city in Syria and the Metropolitan area is governorate it's own . Aleppo ( population 2,301,570 ) in northern Syria is the largest city . Latakia along with tatus are Syria's main ports on the Mediterranean sea .
| Syria governorate |
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