Mesopotamian shrub desert

Mesopotamian shrub desert
Mesopotamian shrub desert
	Iraq-Jordan border area
	Map of the ecoregion
Ecology
Realm	Palearctic
Biome	deserts 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
Area	211,445 km2 (81,639 sq mi)
Countries	List Iraq; Iran; Israel; Jordan; Palestine; Syria;
Conservation
Conservation status	Vulnerable
Protected	0.75%

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