Middle East Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Ethnically, the people of the Middle East are mostly ____________.
  2. 4. This city is the birthplace of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
  3. 8. Open-air markets that can be found throughout the Middle East.
  4. 10. One third of the world's traded oil supplies passes through this strait.
  5. 12. Major site of reverence and prayer for Jews.
  6. 14. Most people in the Middle East are __________ the age of 15.
  7. 18. Most people in the Middle East practice this religion.
  8. 19. Islamic shrine where some believe the prophet Muhammad ascended to Heaven.
  9. 21. The __________ and th Euphrates rivers are two of the most important rivers in the Middle East. They supported several ancient river valley civilizations in an area known as the fertile crescent.
  10. 22. The Church of the Holy _________ was built at the presumed site of Jesus's tomb. Holiest site for Christians.
  11. 23. The most precious resource of the Middle East.
  12. 24. Economic alliance made up of mostly Middle Eastern countries. It controls the world's oil prices.
  13. 25. A body of water found in the middle of the desert.
Down
  1. 1. Many cities of the Middle East, such as Jerusalem, have built __________ around themselves to protect against invaders.
  2. 3. Stateless nation in area that includes Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Syria.
  3. 5. Dam that controls the flooding of the Nile River.
  4. 6. A Jewish country that can be found in the Middle East. It is at conflict with Syria and Palestine.
  5. 7. A fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in the beds of rivers such as the Nile, the Tigris, and the Euphrates.
  6. 9. Canal that allows shipping between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
  7. 11. The Middle East is the largest produce of this resource in the world.
  8. 13. Seasonal rivers that are dry for most of the year but exist as rivers during the rainy season.
  9. 15. Israel and Syria are in a territorial dispute over this region.
  10. 16. Mosque and major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.
  11. 17. The Artistic style of writing in the Middle East.
  12. 20. Focal point of Islamic pilgrimage in Mecca. Holiest site for Islam.