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List of islands of Syria

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Ocean islands
Inland islands
References

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.

Ocean 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] {{coord|34|58|59|N|35|52|10|E|region:SY|display=inline}}
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] {{coord|34|49|23|N|35|52|22|E|region:SY|display=inline}}
Maqrud: rock island, about 3.000 m², it is located 3.47 kilometres from Syria beach.^[1] {{coord|34|46|58|N|35|53|10|E|region:SY|display=inline}}
Al-Faris: rock island, 2.000 m², it is located 3.3 kilometres from Syria beach.^[1] {{coord|34|47|39|N|35|52|56|E|region:SY|display=inline}}
- Al-Faniyas: small rock island, near Abu al Faris island at northwest, ~ 100 m².^[1]

Note: List of island from North to South.

Inland islands

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: an island in Lake Assad which is a designated nature reserve.

References

1. ^¹²³⁴⁵Joško Barić, [https://syrianwardaily.com/2017/02/28/how-did-the-war-affect-the-only-syrian-inhabited-island/ "How did the war affect the only Syrian inhabited island"], Syrian War Daily, 28 February 2017.
2. ^"Jazīrat Başīrah", geoview.info, Syria, retrieved 4 November 2018.
3. ^{{cite web |title=Arwad, Fortress at Sea |url=http://www.aramcoworld.com/en-US/Articles/January-2016/Arwad-Fortress-at-Sea |publisher=Aramco World |accessdate=3 November 2018}}
4. ^Dodonov et al., [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040618208000530 "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

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