the Syrian Desert
No, it covers much of North Africa and parts of the Arabian penninsula, but not Jordan
Fully one third of the earth's land surface is cover by desert.
The following deserts cover much of west central Australia:Great Victoria Desert Gibson Desert Great Sandy Desert Tanami Desert Simpson Desert
They all share the Jordan River and its tributary the Yarmouk River. However, the Syrian access to the Jordan River proper has been cut off by the Israeli Acquisition of the Eastern Bank of the Sea of Galilee in 1967 as well as Israeli control of the Golan Heights. (Syria retains access to the Yarmouk River.)
the Continent of Africa
No Europe does not touch the Sahara desert, the Sahara is in Africa.
Many Iraqi refugees have fled to Syria and Jordan (although those who fled to Syria are now turning back around). Those that could go farther have found asylum in the United States and much of Western Europe.
The Sahara would cover nearly a third f the African continent.
is syria poor or rich
It is mainly in Iraq, but it goes into some other Middle Eastern countries as well.
Rougly between 1/5 and 1/6 of the surface is desert
There is only one desert in northern Africa - the Sahara. However, it is broken down into smaller segements such as the Libyan Desert.