Iraq–Syria border
| Iraqi–Syrian border | |
|---|---|
Map of the Iraq-Syria border | |
| Characteristics | |
| Entities | Iraq Syria |
| Length | 599 km |
| History | |
| Established | 1932 Following the Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Paulet–Newcombe Agreement |
| Current shape | Shared between Iraq and Syria Rojava and Iraqi Kurdistan control |
| Treaties | Paulet–Newcombe Agreement, League of Nations Commission Review (1932) |
| Notes | The border has been unstable due to the Iraq War (2003), the Syrian Civil War, and the presence of the Islamic State. |
The Iraqi–Syrian border is the border between Syria and Iraq and runs for a total length of 599 km (372 mi) across Upper Mesopotamia and the Syrian desert, from the tripoint with Jordan in the south-west to the tripoint with Turkey in the north-east.