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Amman is the capital of what country?
Jordan
The peninsula of Asia Minor is now called what?
Turkey
What is the holy book of Islam called?
What are two largest oil producers in the Middle East?
Saudi Arabia, Iran
What peninsula is the largest in the world?
Arabian
What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara
The triangular peninsula between Egypt and Israel is?
The Sinai Peninsula
Name one important line of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere?
Arctic Circle
Riyadh is the capital of what country?
Saudi Arabia
A famous missionary to the Middle East was?
Henry Martyn
Baghdad is the capital of what country?
Iraq
The first prime minister of Israel was?
David Ben-Gurion
Name one important line of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere?
Antarctic Circle
Tehran is the capital of what country?
Iran
What language is dominant in the Middle East?
Arabic
What is the capital of Lebanon?
Beirut
Muhammad was the founder of what religion?
Islam
Which important line of latitude divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere?
Equator
What is the largest city in Turkey?
Istanbul
In which year did Israel become a nation?
1948
Damascus is the capital of what country?
Syria
The movement to regather the Jews to their land is known as what?
Zionism
From which important line of longitude are the meridians used to measure east or west?
Prime Meridian
What Middle Eastern country was once called Persia?
Iran
Which country was known for its cedars in ancient times?
Lebanon