Middle East Vocabuarly Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. One the the largest countries. Is home to the worlds oldest civilization
  2. 5. River Flows through Syria and Iraq provides farmland and water supplies
  3. 9. Important trade route~ connects to Strait of Hormuz
  4. 12. Allows Asia and Africa to trade with each other
  5. 13. Historically an important area for trade and is home to diverse population
  6. 14. River A sacred River and runs along the border between Jordan and Israel
Down
  1. 1. Most of the people who live here are Palestinians
  2. 2. Was founded after WW1, covers the Arabian Peninsula
  3. 4. Allows trading for oil from Iran and the Arabian Peninsula
  4. 6. The two oldest and most important fibers run through here "cradle of civilization"
  5. 7. Connects The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
  6. 8. Traders and armies traveling over land back and forth between Asia and Africa have had to go through this country
  7. 10. Runs through the Euphrates and empties into the Persian Gulf.
  8. 11. Exports more oil than any other nation on earth