Syrian Desert

Syrian Desert by NASA

The Syrian Desert (Arabic: بادية الشام, bādiyat ash-shām) is a dry, flat land area in northern Saudi Arabia, eastern Jordan, southern Syria, and western Iraq.^[1]

Syrian Desert Media

Palmyra was an important trading center located in the Syrian desert
Cassell’s Illustrated Universal History; Early and Greek History*by Ollier, Edmund*Publication date 1882*Topics Book, History of Ancient World (To Ca. 499)*Publisher Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co.
The crossroads of several civilizations: Assyrian, Graeco-Roman, Bedouin and Persian influences combined. Palmyra, Syria.
Road in the desert near Palmyra
Al-Sukhnah desert, Syria.
Camels in the desert near Raqqa
Resafa ruins southwest of Raqqa and the Euphrates.
Rocks, unidentified location