Syrian Desert vs Irak

Syrian Desert and Irak both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Syrian Desert	Yes	No	No	No
Irak	Yes	No	No	No

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