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World Geography: Middle East and North Africa
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World Geography: Middle East and North Africa
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1. a body of water that lies between Arabia and India; the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean
Image: Arabian Sea

2. Important Islamic shrine in Jerusalem, located on the Temple Mount. It's where Muhammad ascended into the heaven's on a flying horse.
Image: Dome of the Rock

3. This body of Water separates Europe and Africa
Image: Mediterranean Sea

4. A strip of land that divides the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa
Image: Sahel

5. Jewish house of worship
Image: synogogue

6. A Muslim place of worship
Image: Mosque

7. An organization of oil producing nations that agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum.
Image: OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

8. Towers on the mosque that are used for the call to prayer
Image: Minarets

9. A religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. They preserved their early history in the Old Testament.
Image: Judaism

10. Links the Mediterranean and Black seas and separate Europe form Asia
Image: Bosporus Strait

11. A black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine
Image: Kaaba

12. two rivers that are found in present day Iraq.
Image: Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

13. a fertile spot in a desert where water is found.
Image: Oasis

14. Church where Jesus was buried and resurrected from the died.
Image: Church of the Holy Sepulcher

15. This body of water separates the Saudi Arabia from Africa.
Image: Red Sea

16. A human-made waterway, which was opened in 1869, connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
Image: Suez Canal

17. longest river in the world, located in Egypt.
Image: Nile River

18. For Jews, it is the holiest site in Jerusalem. It is the only remaining portion of the Second Temple.
Image: Western Wall/Wailing Wall

19. A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims.
Image: Islam

20. This body of water separates the Arabian peninsula (Saudi Arabia) from Iran.
Image: Persian Gulf

21. the largest desert in the world, covering most of northern Africa
Image: Sahara Desert

22. Mountains in western Iran
Image: Zagros Mountains

23. A high mountain range in northwestern Africa
Image: Atlas Mountains

24. Dry riverbeds that fill with water when it rains
Image: Wadis

25. a covered market in Islamic cities
Image: bazaar/suq