Al-Iraq vs Syrian Desert

Al-Iraq and Syrian Desert both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Al-Iraq	Yes	No	No	No
Syrian Desert	Yes	No	No	No

Al-Iraq (noun)	Syrian Desert (noun)
a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq	a desert of northern Arabia occupying western Iraq, southern Syria, eastern Jordan, and northern Saudi Arabia