Syria
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: TH
Context: Syria received its first wheat shipment at Latakia port since the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, signaling efforts to rebuild its food security amidst economic recovery.
About Syria:
• Location: Southwest Asia, eastern Mediterranean coast.
• Capital:
• Neighbouring Nations: Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel and Lebanon.
• Geological Features Mountains: Al-Anṣariyyah Mountains: Border the coastal plain, highest point ~1,562 meters. Other notable ranges: Mount Al-Durūz, Abū Rujmayn, Bishrī Mountains. Rivers: Euphrates River: Originates in Turkey, Syria’s principal water source; Lake Al-Asad formed by Euphrates Dam. Orontes River: Flows northward through Ghāb Depression into the Mediterranean. Yarmouk River: Forms part of Syria-Jordan border. Plains and Deserts: Syrian Desert: Dominates the southeastern region; primarily rocky and gravelly terrain. Lakes: Al-Jabbūl Lake: Largest seasonal Salt Lake. Other lakes: Lake Qattinah, Lake Muzayrīb, Lake Khātūniyyah.
• Mountains: Al-Anṣariyyah Mountains: Border the coastal plain, highest point ~1,562 meters. Other notable ranges: Mount Al-Durūz, Abū Rujmayn, Bishrī Mountains.
• Al-Anṣariyyah Mountains: Border the coastal plain, highest point ~1,562 meters.
• Other notable ranges: Mount Al-Durūz, Abū Rujmayn, Bishrī Mountains.
• Rivers: Euphrates River: Originates in Turkey, Syria’s principal water source; Lake Al-Asad formed by Euphrates Dam. Orontes River: Flows northward through Ghāb Depression into the Mediterranean. Yarmouk River: Forms part of Syria-Jordan border.
• Euphrates River: Originates in Turkey, Syria’s principal water source; Lake Al-Asad formed by Euphrates Dam.
• Orontes River: Flows northward through Ghāb Depression into the Mediterranean.
• Yarmouk River: Forms part of Syria-Jordan border.
• Plains and Deserts: Syrian Desert: Dominates the southeastern region; primarily rocky and gravelly terrain.
• Syrian Desert: Dominates the southeastern region; primarily rocky and gravelly terrain.
• Lakes: Al-Jabbūl Lake: Largest seasonal Salt Lake. Other lakes: Lake Qattinah, Lake Muzayrīb, Lake Khātūniyyah.
• Al-Jabbūl Lake: Largest seasonal Salt Lake.
• Other lakes: Lake Qattinah, Lake Muzayrīb, Lake Khātūniyyah.