Cities of the Middle East and North Africa

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Across
  1. 4. (Desert)Fossils reveal that there used to be a sea here
  2. 5. (City)The Islamic calendar began when the Prophet Muhammad migrated here
  3. 7. (City)Oil wealth has transformed its landscape
  4. 9. Palestinian Territory
  5. 10. (Geographic feature)Surrounded on three sides by water
  6. 13. (City)Located on the Tigris River
  7. 16. (Country)Has territory in two continents
  8. 20. (Geographic feature)This Tropic (latitudinal line) lies north of the Equator
  9. 22. (Desert)Empty Quarter
  10. 23. (Sea)Accessed through a strait
  11. 24. (City)Capital of Tunisia
  12. 25. (River) Longest in the world
Down
  1. 1. (City)Ms. Hareem lived here
  2. 2. (City)Farsi is spoken here
  3. 3. (Mountain Range)Runs through Iran
  4. 6. (City)Used to be known as Constantinople
  5. 8. (City)Lebanese capital
  6. 11. (City) Qatari capital
  7. 12. (City)Site of the Dome of the Rock
  8. 14. (Mountain range)shares a name with a book of maps
  9. 15. (City)You can see the Pyramids from here
  10. 17. (City)Site of the Kaaba
  11. 18. (River)Christ was baptized in its waters
  12. 19. (Ocean)connects Europe to the east American coast
  13. 21. (Gulf) Shares its name with a neighboring country