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Mesopotamian shrub desert
Iraq-Jordan border area
Map of the ecoregion
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
Biomedeserts and xeric shrublands
Borders
List
  • Arabian Desert
  • Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests
  • Middle East steppe
  • Red Sea Nubo-Sindian tropical desert and semi-desert
  • South Iran Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert
  • Zagros Mountains forest steppe
Geography
Area211,445 km2 (81,639 sq mi)
Countries
List
  • Iraq
  • Iran
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Palestine
  • Syria
Conservation
Conservation statusVulnerable[1]
Protected0.75%[2]

The Mesopotamian shrub desert is a deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion in Western Asia. It extends across portions of Israel, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

  1. ^ "Mesopotamian shrub desert". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
  2. ^ "Mesopotamian shrub desert". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas Explorer 4. Accessed 29 October 2020.

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