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Q77 (IAS/2015) Geography › Maps & Locations › World physical geography Official Key

Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?

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Jordan does not share a border with the Mediterranean Sea.[1] In contrast, the other three countries listed all have Mediterranean coastlines. Syria is bordered in the west by Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea.[2] Lebanon is located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Middle East, bound by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the west.[3] Israel also has a Mediterranean coastline to its west. Jordan is a landlocked country in this context, positioned east of Israel and south of Syria, without direct access to the Mediterranean Sea. Therefore, among the four South-West Asian countries listed, Jordan is the only one that does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea.

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Q. Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea? [A] Syria [B] Jordan [C] Lebanon …
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This is a classic 'Atlas Question' masquerading as a difficult fact. It scores low on text-search because the answer lies in a visual mental map, not a sentence in a book. Since West Asia is a perennial conflict zone (Israel-Palestine, Syrian Civil War), knowing the coastal vs. hinterland status of these nations is non-negotiable baseline knowledge.

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Does Syria, a country in South-West Asia, have a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea?
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Themes in world history, History Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 2: An Empire Across Three Continents > AN EMPIRE ACROSS THREE CONTINENTS > p. 39
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“If you look at the map, you will see that the continents of Europe and Africa are separated by a sea that stretches all the way from Spain in the west to Syria in the east. This sea is called the Mediterranean, and it was the heart of Rome's empire. Rome dominated the Mediterranean and all the regions around that sea in both directions, north as well as south. To the north, the boundaries of the empire were formed by two great rivers, the Rhine and the Danube; to the south, by the huge expanse of desert called the Sahara.”
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  • Explicitly states the sea stretches from Spain in the west to Syria in the east.
  • Identifies that sea as the Mediterranean, placing Syria at its eastern extent — implying a Mediterranean coastline.
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