Premise: The Syrian Desert ( بادية الشام , bādiyat ash-shām ) also known as the Hamad , is a combination of steppe and true desert covering 500000 km2 the Middle East , covering parts of south-eastern Syria , northeastern Jordan , northern Saudi Arabia , and western Iraq . The land is open , gravely desert pavement , cut with occasional wadis .
Hypothesis: The Syrian Desert is also said to be uninhabitable.
Label: NEUTRAL