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Syria is a country in
Western Asia, bordering
Lebanon and the
Mediterranean Sea to the west,
Turkey to the north,
Iraq to the east,
Jordan to the south, and
Israel to the southwest. The
geography of Syria includes fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts.
Sea islands
There are exactly five ocean islands belonging to
Syria. They are all close to the
Mediterranean Sea coast in the region of
Tartus:
[1]
- Jazirat Basirah: about 4,500 m2, it is located 770 metres from Syria beach.
[2]
34°58′59″N 35°52′10″E / 34.98306°N 35.86944°E / 34.98306; 35.86944
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Arwad, largest island of Syria, and only inhabited one.
[3]
[1]
- Al-Abbas: in the south Arwad Island, about 13.000 m2, it is located 3.49 kilometres from Arwad and 2,77 kilometres from Syria beach.
[1]
[4]
34°49′23″N 35°52′22″E / 34.82306°N 35.87278°E / 34.82306; 35.87278
- Maqrud: rock island, about 3.000 m2, it is located 3.47 kilometres from Syria beach.
[1]
34°46′58″N 35°53′10″E / 34.78278°N 35.88611°E / 34.78278; 35.88611
- Al-Faris: rock island, 2.000 m2, it is located 3.3 kilometres from Syria beach.
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34°47′39″N 35°52′56″E / 34.79417°N 35.88222°E / 34.79417; 35.88222
- Al-Faniyas: small rock island, near Abu al Faris island at northwest, ~ 100 m2.
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Note: List of island from North to South.
Inland islands
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Qal'at Ja'bar: a castle on a hill-top which became an island with the formation of
Lake Assad in 1974.
- Jazirat al-Thawra: The Island of the Revolution is a designated nature reserve in Lake Assad.
References
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f Joško Barić,
"How did the war affect the only Syrian inhabited island", Syrian War Daily, 28 February 2017.
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"Jazīrat Başīrah", geoview.info, Syria, retrieved 4 November 2018.
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"Arwad, Fortress at Sea". Aramco World. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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^ Dodonov et al.,
"Late Quaternary marine terraces in the Mediterranean coastal area of Syria: Geochronology and neotectonics", Quaternary International, vol. 190, iss. 1, pp. 158-170, November 2008