Syria
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in Syria
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| Official name: |
Syrian Arab Republic
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| Capital: |
Damascus
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| Area: |
total: 185,180 sq km
note: includes 1,295 sq km of Israeli-occupied territory
water: 1,130 sq km
land: 184,050 sq km
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| Climate: |
mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus
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| Location: |
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey
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| Geographic coordinates: |
35 00 N, 38 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly larger than North Dakota
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 2,253 km
border countries: Iraq 605 km, Israel 76 km, Jordan 375 km, Lebanon 375 km, Turkey 822 km
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| Coastline: |
193 km
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| Terrain: |
primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; mountains in west
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: unnamed location near Lake Tiberias -200 m
highest point: Mount Hermon 2,814 m
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Map of Syria
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