Water sources in the Syrian Deserthttps://doi.org/10.18710/CEY9QRSeland, Eivind HeldaasDataverseNO2019-10-252026-01-05T11:52:40ZThe dataset gives the location of 2236 water sources in the Syrian Desert, which were identified on Soviet topographic maps originally printed in 1980. These consist of 853 pools/reservoirs/cisterns, 1061 small wells, 119 large wells and 203 springs, and represent a complete coverage of the study area. Data is presented in Keyhole Markup Language-format for direct usage, refinement and editing in most GIS-software.Arts and HumanitiesEarth and Environmental SciencesHydrologySyrian DesertWaterNear EastHistoryEnglish2019-10-25Seland, Eivind Heldaas2019-10-1419801980GIS-dataGlavnoye Upravleniye Geodezji i Kartografii 1:200 000, GUGK, Moscow, 1980, quadrants h36-06, h37-01-06, h38 01-03, i36-36, i37-03, 04, 07-11, 13-36, i38-13, 19, 20, 25, 26, 31-33.Syrian DesertSyrian Arab RepublicSyrian DesertIraqSyrian DesertJordanCC BY 4.0