Syria (Capital: Damascus)
US launched massive airstrikes on dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria.
Political Features:
- Lies in West Asia, on the east coast of Mediterranean Sea (West), in the Levant region.
- Bordering Countries: Turkey (North), Iraq (East), Jordan (South), Israel and Lebanon (West).
- Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967 Six-Day War
Geographical Features
- Major Physical Regions: Syrian Desert, Euphrates River Valley, and Anti-Lebanon Mountains (mark Syria’s border with Lebanon).
- Major Rivers: Orontes, Tigris, etc.