Key Facts about Syria

About Syria:

• Location: It is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Seain southwestern Asia.
• Bordering Countries: It is bordered by Turkey in the north, Lebanon in the west, Iraq in the east, Jordan in the south and Israel in the southwest.
• Capital City: Damascus
• Geographical Features of Syria:
  • Syria's geography offers two major regions, a western and an eastern part.
    • The western region features narrow, fertile coastal plains along the eastern Mediterranean
    • The eastern part of the country is the realm of the Syrian Desert which is a mixture of dry steppe and true desert landscape.
  • Rivers: Euphrates River flows across Syria before entering Iraq.
  • Lakes: Lake al-Assad (a man-made reservoir,) created by a dam on the Euphrates River.
  • Desert: Southern and eastern Syria are part of the northern Syrian Desert.
  • Highest Point: Mt Hermon.