The middle eastern country's capital is Beirut?

Country formed by United Nations mandate in 1948?

What country is located around the middle of Asia? U.S. troops just pulled out of this region.

Oil rich small country invaded by Iraq in 1990?

Organization that is committed to fundamentalist Islamists?

What is the name for the birthplace of civilzation?

The home of the former Persian Empire?

Shiite Muslim Country ruled many years by the Sunni leader Saddam Hussein?

What is the world's largest "hot" desert?

Ancient City founded in Tunisia on the Mediterranean Sea?

What is the major cultural and religious influenece in North Africa?

A North African country, In Arabic, means the "Western Kingdom"?

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A very sparsely populated African territory (3.4 people per square mile)?

What is the largest country in Africa and a member of OPEC?

Northernmost African country?

90% of this country is desert, its flag was once one color with no design?

North African country know for its pyramids and ancient ruins?

The country of Israel was formed from what lands?

Middle Eastern culture is based on Islam, a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of its fonder, ?

What is the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula?

The two holiest places in Islam are Mecca and ?

Middle Eastern country located at the crossroads of Asia and Europe?

What is a plateau overlooking the Jordan River where Syria fought and lost to Israel in 1967?

What is the most distinctibe landform in the Middle East?

What are riverbeds that remain dry except during periods of heavy rainfall?

The Tigris and Rivers combine to support early civilization in the "Fertile Crescent"?

What is the removal of salt from ocean water?

What river flows from the mountains of Lebanon and is controlled by Israel, and eventually flows into the Dead Sea?

What is a middle eastern desert in which the local name means the "place where no one comes out"?

What is an area where plants are found in the desert due to water being available?

What is a process that uses small pipes to "drip" water so it's not wasted?

Fossil water is water found in underground . or subsurface pools?

Who lived in Mecca for part of his life?

The basic duties of followers of Islam are called what?

Religious leaders control the government is this government type...?

Jerusalem is claimed to be a holy city by this major monotheistic religion

Jerusalem is the center of the Israeli homeland and home to this wall which is the only remaining portion of the second temple built by Jews?

What is the site that Muslims believe Muhammad rose into heaven?

90% of all Muslims belong to the type of Islam?

The majority of Muslims in Iran and Iraq belong to this branch of Islam?

A nation of people without a homeland is considered to be a ?

Many Palestinians live in camps in the area of Gaza, West Bank, and Jordan?

Kurdish People live in an area that is part of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria?

Most Muslims agree with the strict definition of Islam the Taliban practice

Jerusalem is the third most holy site to Muslims after Mecca and Medina?

While under Muslim control, Christians launched the Crusades to get Jerusalem back in Christian control

Iraq is the birthplace of Osama Bin Laden

This country borders Lebanon, Israel, and Iraq and is home to the oldest Christian church?