Geography of the Middle East By: Alyssa Beckhom
Across
- 1. Takes up four-fifths of the Arabian Peninsula
- 5. South of Lebanon
- 6. Created in 1947 by the United Nations
- 8. territory within Israel
- 10. North of Africa & connected to the Atlantic Ocean
- 13. Much of the world's oil supply passes through
- 15. Lies between northeast Africa & southwest Asia
- 16. Formerly known as Persia
- 17. Shares borders with Turkey, Lebanon, & Iraq
- 18. borders the Black Sea to the north
Down
- 2. North of Pakistan
- 3. South of countries Yemen & Oman
- 4. Starts in Israel & ends in the Dead Sea
- 7. Holds one of the largest oil fields in the world
- 9. Sits northeast on the Arabian Peninsula
- 11. Flows through Turkey to Iraq
- 12. Joins the Tigris River in Iraq
- 13. 120 mile man-made waterway
- 14. Baghdad is the capital of this country