File:MiddleEast.A2003031.0820.250m.jpg

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Summary

Description

English: This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Terra satellite shows the Mediterranean Sea (left) and portions of the Middle East. Countries pictured are (clockwise from top right) Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt (across the Gulf of Aqaba), Israel, the West Bank Territory, and Lebanon. In the center is Jordan. The lush, green vegetation along the Mediterranean coast and surrounding the Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias) in northern Israel and stands in marked contrast to the arid landscape all around. In Lebanon (and the border of Lebanon and Syria), bright white snow covers the peaks of the Jebel Liban Mountains. In the bottom right, a few scattered plots of green stand out against the orange sands of the deserts of Saudi Arabia.

Date

14 August 2010 (according to Exif data)

Source

https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=65114

Author

Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	11:22, 24 January 2023	2,200 × 2,800 (1.19 MB)	Zero0000	add missing border
	16:16, 17 December 2017	2,200 × 2,800 (1.75 MB)	فيصل العدناني	Reverted to version as of 10:16, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
	16:15, 17 December 2017	2,200 × 2,800 (472 KB)	فيصل العدناني	Adding the name of Wadi Sirhan so as to be able to use the image in the arabic article 'وادي السرحان'
	10:16, 14 August 2010	2,200 × 2,800 (1.75 MB)	רוליג	Emphasis all border lines
	07:45, 13 June 2009	2,200 × 2,800 (935 KB)	High Contrast	highest resolution available
	07:26, 13 June 2009	534 × 475 (66 KB)	Xiamipi	2009年新图
	07:27, 26 October 2005	2,200 × 2,800 (935 KB)	Brian0918	This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Terra satellite shows the Mediterranean Sea (left) and portions of the Middle East. Countries pictured are (clockwise from top right) Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt (across the G