The Syrian Desert , also known as the Syro-Arabian desert, is a combination of
steppe and true
desert that is located in parts of the nations of
Syria,
Jordan, and
Iraq. Its border on the west is the
Orontes Valley, and its border on the east is the
Euphrates. In the north, the desert gives way to the more fertile areas of north-central Syria. In the south, it runs into the deserts of the
Arabian Peninsula. Many oases exist in the Syrian Desert such as
Palmyra.
Damascus is also located on an oasis. The desert's remarkable landscape was formed by lava flows from the volcanic region of the
Jebel Druze in southern Syria. The desert was historically inhabited by
bedouin tribes, and many tribes still remain in the region, their members living mainly in towns and settlements built near oases. Some bedouin still maintain their traditional way of life in the desert.
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