Middle East and North Africa Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. A landscape where little precipitation occurs
  2. 5. The book of sacred writings used in the Jewish religion
  3. 9. A body of permeable rock which can contain groundwater
  4. 10. A group of Arab states bordering the Persian Gulf
  5. 11. A fertile spot in a desert where water is found
Down
  1. 1. The belief that there is only one God
  2. 2. The book of sacred writings used in the Muslim religion
  3. 4. A narrow passage of water connecting two large areas of water
  4. 6. A member of the ethnic group who are originally from the Arabian Peninsula
  5. 7. The book of sacred writings used in the Christian religion
  6. 8. A member of the ethnic group who are originally from ancient Persia or modern Iran
  7. 12. The religious laws based on the Quran that Muslims follow