Saudi Arabia & The Arabian Peninsula Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. The basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia
  2. 3. Green areas fed by underground water
  3. 7. In ancient India, the elected warrior chief of an Aryan tribe
  4. 9. Vast desert region in the southern Arabian Peninsula, constituting the largest portion of the Arabian Desert
  5. 11. A slender tower on a mosque from which the Muslims are called to prayer
  6. 12. The Muslim pilgrimage to Makkah, which takes place in the last month of the year and which all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime if they can afford to do so
  7. 13. Body of Islamic law that includes interpretation of the Quran and applies Islamic principles to everyday life
  8. 15. decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering
  9. 16. a nomadic Arab of the desert
  10. 20. is a wadi (valley) in the Najd region, Riyadh Province, in central Saudi Arabia, a string of towns and villages lie along the valley, including Uyaynah, Irqah and Diriyah
  11. 21. a Muslim place of worship
  12. 23. Turkish speaking nomadic people who migrated from Central Asia into northwestern Asia Minor
Down
  1. 1. a long narrow sea between Arabia and NE Africa
  2. 2. Elite force of the Ottoman Empire
  3. 4. A shrine located near the center of the Great Mosque in Makkah and considered by Muslims everywhere to be the most sacred spot on Earth
  4. 5. Successor to Muhammad (PBUH) as a political and religious leader of Muslims
  5. 6. a king or ruler of a Muslim state or countr
  6. 8. A coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina
  7. 10. Muhammad’s (PBUH) journey from Makkah to Madinah
  8. 13. A title given to the emperors, kings, princes and lords of Afghanistan and Iran (both historically also known as Persia)
  9. 14. An effort in God’s Service
  10. 17. the movement of individuals, families, households, or other categories of people within or between social strata in a society
  11. 18. Acts of worship in which all Muslims must carry out
  12. 19. Located in Agra, and was built as a tomb for the wife of the Mongol ruler, Shah Jahan. It took more than 20 years to build
  13. 22. Holy/Sacred text of Islam
  14. 24. A member of a north-western African Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab descent