10.18710/CEY9QRSeland, Eivind HeldaasEivind HeldaasSeland0000-0001-9849-5053University of BergenDataverseNO2019Arts and HumanitiesEarth and Environmental SciencesHydrologySyrian DesertWaterNear EastHistorySeland, Eivind HeldaasEivind HeldaasSelandUniversity of BergenUniversity of BergenUniversity of BergenUniversity of Bergen2019-10-142023-09-28GIS-data149766324047065288452671467828595856731515181143434637803text/plainapplication/gml+xmlapplication/vnd.google-earth.kml+xmlapplication/gml+xmlapplication/vnd.google-earth.kml+xmlapplication/gml+xmlapplication/vnd.google-earth.kml+xmlapplication/gml+xmlapplication/vnd.google-earth.kml+xmlapplication/pdf2.1CC BY 4.0The 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.Google Earth Professional, 7.3.2.577635.5036.0031.3345.00