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/sˈɪriən dˈɛzərt/ Listen

Syrian Desert

noun

A desert of northern Arabia occupying western Iraq, southern Syria, eastern Jordan, and northern Saudi Arabia.

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... be astonished, therefore, if this use of symbols reached the Hebrews when they had formed a body of people near the Syrian desert. ...

— Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary • Voltaire

... Alexander on his return from Egypt must march northward along the Syrian coast, before he attacked the central provinces of the Persian empire. A direct eastward march from the lower part of Palestine across the great Syrian Desert was then, as now, utterly impracticable. Marching eastward from Syria, Alexander would, on crossing the Euphrates, arrive at the vast Mesopotamian plains. The wealthy capitals of the empire, Babylon, Susa, and Persepolis, ...

— The Fifteen Decisive Battles of The World From Marathon to Waterloo • Sir Edward Creasy, M.A.

... Here the sign-post to India pointed down the Euphrates Valley, by way of Bagdad, while that to Egypt and Arabia followed the Levant or eastern shore of the Mediterranean. Between each fork lay the Syrian desert. A glance at the map shows the reason why in those days this was the only practical route, as to-day it is the easiest. The wall of the Ural Mountains, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasian Mountains, and the Black Sea shut out direct communication from Europe to Asia, or vice versa, except by ...

— World's War Events, Vol. II • Various

Words linked to "Syrian Desert" : Jordan, Great Arabian Desert, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Irak, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Iraq, desert, Al-Iraq, Republic of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Arabian Desert, Syrian Arab Republic, Syria