Everything about The Syrian Desert totally explained
The
Syrian Desert, also known as the Syro-Arabian desert, is a combination of
steppe and true
desert that's 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.The Syrian Desert is the area where the common hamster the 'syrian hamster' was found.
Safaitic inscriptions, proto-Arabic texts written by literate bedouin, are found throughout the Syrian Desert. These date approximately from the 1st century B.C. to the 4th century A.D.
Iraq War
During the
war in Iraq the desert served as a major supply line for the
Iraqi insurgents, with the Iraq portion of the desert becoming a primary stronghold of the Sunni insurgents operating in the
Al Anbar Governorate. Particularly after the Coalition capture of
Fallujah during
Operation Phantom Fury. A series of Coalition military operations were relatively ineffective at removing the insurgent presence in the Desert. However as the insurgents began to gain control of the surrounding areas the importance of the Syrian desert as a center of operations was believed to have lessened. By September 2006 insurgents had gained control of virtually all of the Anbar Governorate and had moved most of their forces equipment and leaders further east to insurgent controlled cities near the Euphrates river, nevertheless the Syrian Desert remains one of the primary routes for smuggling equipment due to its location near the Syrian border.
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