Syria
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Syria
| Official name: | Syrian Arab Republic |
| Capital: | Damascus |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Location: | Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey |
| Geographic coordinates: | 35 00 N, 38 00 E |
| Comparative Area: | slightly larger than North Dakota |
| 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 |
| Terrain: | primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; mountains in west |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: unnamed location near Lake Tiberias -200 m
highest point: Mount Hermon 2,814 m |
Map of Syria
