Transboundary aquifers of the Middle East map 2022

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Transboundary aquifers of the Middle East map 2022

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The Transboundary aquifers of the Middle East map 2022 includes twenty aquifers and is now available for download:

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  • IGRAC (International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre), 2022. Transboundary Aquifers of the Middle East [map]. Edition 2022. Delft, Netherlands.

Aquifers

Aquifer code Aquifer name Sharing countries Area (km2)
AS001 Western Aquifer Basin Egypt, Israel, Palestinian Territory 12313
AS002 Coastal Aquifer Basin Egypt, Israel, Palestinian Territory 18945
AS003 Northeastern Aquifer Israel, Palestinian Territory 1245
AS004 Anti-Lebanon Lebanon, Syria 3061
AS010 Upper Jezira Iraq, Syria, Turkey 10294
AS123 Taurus-Zagros Iran, Iraq, Turkey 207478
AS124 Jezira Tertiary Limestone Aquifer System Syria, Turkey 130779
AS125 Neogene Aquifer System (North- West): Upper and Lower Fars Syria, Iraq 66266
AS126 Saq-Ram Aquifer System (West) Jordan, Saudi Arabia 151718
AS127 Wasia-Biyadh-Aruma Aquifer System (North): Sakaka-Rutba Saudi Arabia, Iraq 84212
AS128 Neogene Aquifer System (South- East): Dibdibba-Kuwait Group Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia 148313
AS129 Tawil Quaternary Aquifer System: Wadi Sirhan Basin Jordan, Saudi Arabia 45638
AS130 Umm er Radhuma-Dammam Aquifer System (North): Widyan-Salman Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia 242966
AS131 Wajid Aquifer System Saudi Arabia, Yemen 370578
AS139 Wasia-Biyadh-Aruma Aquifer System (South): Tawila-Mahra/Cretaceous Sands Saudi Arabia, Yemen 157061
AS140 Umm er Radhuma-Dammam Aquifer System (Centre): Gulf Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar 291613
AS141 Umm er Radhuma-Dammam Aquifer System (South): Rub' al Khali Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen 686619
AS142 Basalt Aquifer System (West): Yarmouk Basin Jordan, Syria 6873
AS143 Basalt Aquifer System (South): Azraq- Dhuleil Basin Jordan, Syria 8457
AS157 Ecocene Aquifer Lebanon, Palestinian Territory 340