Africa

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Across
  1. 2. A lush area in a desert
  2. 8. A traditional marketplace
  3. 10. A dry, grassy plain
  4. 11. A word for "God"
  5. 13. An annual month-long fast
  6. 14. The holy shrine in Mecca
  7. 15. A valuable natural resource in the region
  8. 17. A big holy excursion
  9. 18. A group of traders traveling together
Down
  1. 1. An ancient religion between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  2. 3. A country in the middle east named after a bird
  3. 4. An Animal used for transportation in the desert
  4. 5. The world's largest inland sea
  5. 6. A person who moves from place to place
  6. 7. The holy book of Islam
  7. 8. The largest hot desert in the world
  8. 9. A major religion in the Middle East and North Africa
  9. 12. A major river influencing settlement patterns
  10. 15. Someone at the time who wasn't in a specific religion
  11. 16. A head covering worn by some Muslim women