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Syria Geography
Syria covers a total area of 185,180 sq.
km (71,548 sq. mi.) of deserts, plains, and mountains. Syria
has a coastline of 180 km (112) miles to the Mediterranean Sea.
Syria shares borders with, Lebanon to the West, Turkey to the North,
Iraq to the East, and Jordan to the South. Syria, also shares
borders with Palestine and Israel to the south west . The climate
is predominantly dry; about three-fifths of the country has less
than 25 centimeters of rain a year.
Area
and boundaries
Area:
total: 185,180 km^2
land: 184,050 km^2
water: 1,130 km^2
note:
Land boundaries:
total: 2,253 km
border countries: Iraq 605 km, Israel 76 km, Jordan 375 km, Lebanon
375 km, Turkey 822 km
Coastline:
193 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 41 nautical miles
territorial sea: 35 nautical miles
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: unnamed location near Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee)
-200 m
highest point: Mount Hermon 2,814 m
Damascus
is the Capital of Syria. Aleppo
is 220 km north of Damascus and is
Syria's next major city. These two cities as well as Latakia,
have International Airports. Latakia
& Tartus are Syria's main ports on
the Mediterranean.
If you would like maps or brochures, please call the Syrian Embassy
in your country or you can visit a Tourism office when in Syria.
You should also be able to find maps at the Airport or Hotel.
Click for distances between Cities in Kilometers
and Miles.
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