Satellite view of the desert in northwest Iraq Photograph by USGS   Western Asia: Northern Iraq into Syria and Jordan Deserts and Xeric Shrublands   81,500 square miles (211,000 square kilometers) -- about the size of Kansas Vulnerable

· Location and General Description
· Biodiversity Features
· Current Status
· Threats
· Ecoregion Justification
· References
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Location and General Description

Biodiversity Features

Current Status

Types and Severity of Threats

Justification of Ecoregion Delineation

References

For more general information on this ecoregion, go to the WildWorld version of this description.