Capitals
The capital of Israel
What is Jerusalem?
These two deserts help comprise the larger Sahara Desert.
The two rivers that flow from the mountains in southern Turkey, and were the backbones of ancient Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
They are known as the Transcaucasian Countries, separated from Europe to the north by the Causasus Mountains
What are Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan?
This animal is valued for desert transportation
What is the camel?
The capital of Syria
What is Damascus?
The Sahara desert does contain some Oases, which are fed by underground rivers originating in these mountains.
What are the Atlas Mountains?
The river borders Israel and empties into the Dead Sea.
What is the Jordan?
The meaning of the ending, "stan"
Name given to the nomadic Arabs of the Sahara.
What are the Bedouins?
The capital of Turkey
What is Ankara?
This desert stretches from Syria and Iraq in the north, to Oman and Yemen in the south.
What is the Arabian Desert?
The two bodies of water connected by the Suez Canal
What are the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?
Many inhabitants of the Central Asian steppes still adhere to this same lifestyle as their ancestors centuries ago.
What is the Nomadic life?
One of the last remaining African monarchies is found in this country.
What is Morocco?
The capital of Georgia
What is Tbilisi?
The Rub' al Khali, meaning "Empty Quarter," covers the southern third of this middle eastern country.
What is Saudi Arabia?
The largest enclosed body of water on earth
What is the Caspian Sea?
This central Asian country fared better than its neighbors, and has become an economic leader of the region in the 21st century.
What is Kazakhstan?
This country houses the ancient city of Carthage.
What is Tunisia?
The capital of Armenia
What is Yerevan?
This desert in the northern Arabian Peninsula is rocky and flat.
What is the Syrian Desert?
This narrow passage connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea
What is the Strait of Hormuz?
The Registan was a public square in the ancient city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, which was an important location along this famous trade route.
What was the Silk Road?
The historical name of the land that became Israel, and parts of Syria and Jordan.
What is Palestine?