<P> The Syrian Desert ( Arabic : بادية الشام ‎ , Bâdiyat aş - Şâm ) , also known as the Hamad , is a combination of steppe and desert covering 500,000 square kilometers ( 200,000 square miles ) of the Middle East , including parts of south - eastern Syria , northeastern Jordan , northern Saudi Arabia , and western Iraq . To the south it borders and merges into the Arabian Desert . The land is open , gravely desert pavement , cut with occasional wadis . </P>
<P> The Syrian Desert ( Arabic : بادية الشام ‎ , Bâdiyat aş - Şâm ) , also known as the Hamad , is a combination of steppe and desert covering 500,000 square kilometers ( 200,000 square miles ) of the Middle East , including parts of south - eastern Syria , northeastern Jordan , northern Saudi Arabia , and western Iraq . To the south it borders and merges into the Arabian Desert . The land is open , gravely desert pavement , cut with occasional wadis . </P>
where is the syrian desert located on a map
where is the syrian desert located on a map
south - eastern Syria , northeastern Jordan , northern Saudi Arabia , and western Iraq
south - eastern Syria , northeastern Jordan , northern Saudi Arabia , and western Iraq