Physical feature and countries crossword

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  1. 3. an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt.
  2. 6. a nation straddling eastern Europe and western Asia.
  3. 7. an Arab country on the Persian (Arabian) Gulf, has cultural heritage dating back to antiquity.
  4. 8. the largest contiguous sand desert in the world, encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula.
  5. 12. a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west.
  6. 14. Peninsula nation settled mainly along the Persian (Arabian) Gulf.
  7. 16. a country in Western Asia.
  8. 19. the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia.
  9. 20. the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.
  10. 21. a landlocked country located within South Asia.
Down
  1. 1. a self-governing Palestinian territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
  2. 2. a landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia.
  3. 4. a region of the northern Indian Ocean.
  4. 5. a Middle Eastern country on the Mediterranean Sea.
  5. 6. flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq and empties itself into the Persian Gulf.
  6. 9. North to South through the sea of Galilee and on the dead sea.
  7. 10. a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
  8. 11. a mostly enclosed sea that has limited exchange of water.
  9. 13. an Islamic republic on the Persian (Arabian) Gulf with historical sites dating to the Persian Empire.
  10. 15. a desert country encompassing most of the Arabian Peninsula.
  11. 17. seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean.
  12. 18. an extension of the Indian Ocean through the Strait of Hormuz and lies between Iran to the northeast.