Key Facts about Syria

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Recently, the US military carried out a strike against the Islamic State group in Syria.

About Syria

• Location: It is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea in 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

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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 Sea.
  • 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 (2,814 m)

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