Arabian Peninsula Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 1. Farmers in northern Iraq that make up 15 to 20 percent of the population
  2. 5. A series of steps taken to accomplish a task
  3. 8. largest group of Iraq and make up 75 percent of the population
  4. 9. The worlds first civilization
  5. 13. A river that flows across a low, flat plain in Iraq that joins the Tigris River before reaching the Persian Gulf.
  6. 15. King
  7. 16. Has the largest sand desert in the world but also huge expanses of bare rock or gravel
  8. 17. A wet, fertile area in a desert that forms where underground water bubbles to the surface
  9. 18. Capital of Iran that is in severe relation with the United States
  10. 19. Water Water that is not being replaced by rainfall
  11. 20. Sunni Muslims believe in the ability of the majority of the community to interpret Islamic teachings
  12. 21. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries - an international organization whose members work to influence the price of oil on world markets by controlling the supply
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  1. 2. ruler that took over as the president of Iraq in 1979
  2. 3. A river that flows across a low, flat plain in Iraq that joins the Tigris River before reaching the Persian Gulf.
  3. 4. Capital of Iraq with 6 million people - severely damaged by war
  4. 6. Lies in the center of the region of the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and Iran
  5. 7. Shia Muslims believe that true interpretation of Islamic teaching can only come from certain religious and political leaders called imams
  6. 10. One of two rivers that flows across the low, flat plain in Iraq.
  7. 11. A drastic change in country's government and way of life
  8. 12. Dry streambed where wells are dug
  9. 13. Limit on trade
  10. 14. A government ruled by religious leaders called ayatollahs