Southwest Asia

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Across
  1. 3. has land in both Asia and Europe
  2. 6. capital of Israel
  3. 7. largest country on the Arabian Peninsula
  4. 9. capital of Afghanistan
  5. 11. follow the teachings of Jesus Christ
  6. 14. capital of Jordan
  7. 15. strait in Turkey
  8. 16. monotheism; 80% of Israel's population practice this faith
  9. 18. believe in strict Islam; ruled Afghanistan from 1980's until 2001
  10. 21. range south of the Anatolian Plateau
  11. 22. capital of Iraq
  12. 23. language spoken in Iran
Down
  1. 1. monotheism; follow the teaching of Muhammad; both Sunni and Shiite
  2. 2. desert in southern Israel
  3. 3. river in Iraq
  4. 4. Israel's largest manufacturing city
  5. 5. river in Iraq
  6. 8. most industrialized of all Southwest Asian countries
  7. 10. capital city of Turkey
  8. 12. mountains that cover most of Afghanistan
  9. 13. largest city in Turkey and the only city in the world located in two continents
  10. 17. destination of Hajj
  11. 19. oil rich Persian Gulf country invaded by Iraq in 1990
  12. 20. port for ships traveling the Arabian and Red Seas