Al-Hammad

{{Short description|Desert region of West Asia}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Al-Hammad Desert

| photo = MiddleEast.A2003031.0820.250m.jpg

| photo_caption = A satellite image of the Levant region showing the Hammad Badia as a barren desert stretching from northern Saudi Arabia through Jordan's Mafraq governorate into Syria and Iraq.

| location = {{Flag|Iraq}}, {{Flag|Syria}}, {{Flag|Jordan}}, {{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}

| highest = {{convert|815|km2|abbr=on}}

| area = {{convert|166000|km2|abbr=on}}

| coordinates = {{Coord|32|49|47|N|38|59|36|E}}

}}

Al-Hammad ({{Langx|ar|بادية الحماد|translit=Bādiyat al-Hammad}}) is a stony plateau straddling the Syrian and Arabian Deserts. It extends northwards from northern Saudi Arabia through eastern Jordan to the southeastern region of Syria and western Iraq.[https://web.archive.org/web/20240317193311/https://arab-ency.com.sy/ency/details/4699/8 "Al-Hammad]". Arabic Encyclopedia. Archived from the [https://arab-ency.com.sy/ency/details/4699/8 original] on 2024-03-17. Accessed on 2024-03-17.

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Category:Plateaus of Asia

Category:Landforms of Saudi Arabia

Category:Landforms of Jordan

Category:Landforms of Syria

Category:Landforms of Iraq

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