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Vagaries of weather and regular flooding: Farmers learnt to control the floods and grew some of the most valuable crops like flax, barley, wheat, fruits and vegetables that helped the economy progress. But the climate in Mesopotamia was hazardous with temperatures during the summer months ranging from 110 to 130F. Nearly eight months in a year was characterized by very dry conditions with the edges of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates turning muddy brown.
Syria. 1  West of the Jabal an Nusayreyah, Syria has a Mediterranean influenced climate, characterized by long, hot and mostly dry summers and mild, wet winters. Yearly rainfall ranges from about 300 - 500 mm in the coastal area, from about 200 mm further inland around Damascus, and from 127 mm to less than 25 mm in the desert area in the southeast. Regional variations in temperature are comparatively slight, due to the relatively small size of the country.