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Where is Syria in the world?

1, Syria, located in the west of Asia and on the east coast of the Mediterranean, belongs to the Middle East countries, and its capital is Damascus.

2. Syria borders Turkey in the north, Iraq in the east, Jordan in the south, Lebanon and Israel in the southwest and the Mediterranean Sea in the west.

Extended data:

I. Climate characteristics:

1. The climate in Syria is relatively dry, and the annual rainfall in three-fifths countries is less than 25cm, which is mainly due to the blocking of high mountains.

2. The coastal and northern areas of Syria have a Mediterranean climate, with hot and dry summers, mild and rainy winters and different periods of rain and heat; The southern region has a tropical desert climate, with high temperature and drought all the year round and scarce precipitation; Grassland and desert cover more than half of the country.

Second, natural resources: Syria is rich in mineral resources, mainly including oil, phosphate, natural gas, rock salt, asphalt, apatite, copper and iron. The proven oil reserves are 2.5 billion barrels, and oil and its products are basically self-sufficient and partially exported. The proven natural gas reserves are 650 billion cubic meters, phosphate reserves are 650 million tons and rock salt reserves are 55 million tons.

Reference resources come from: Baidu Encyclopedia-Syria