Culture and Geography

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Across
  1. 2. Prayer leader for Muslims
  2. 4. Point of origin
  3. 5. An end to suffering
  4. 8. Francophones reign supreme
  5. 11. Religious pilgrims prefer a geometric destination
  6. 12. Niagara Falls locale (abbr.)
  7. 14. Expanse crossed by the Silk Road
  8. 15. Language family connected with Europe
  9. 16. Programming language named for a beverage named for an island
Down
  1. 1. Buddha's birth name
  2. 3. Neighbor for a Syrian
  3. 6. Centrifugal forces abound amidst oil and growing population
  4. 7. New Cold War flashpoint?
  5. 9. Many-time "Survivor" locale
  6. 10. Eastern place of worship
  7. 13. Data source for volcanologists