Southwest Asia Crossword

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Across
  1. 6. a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad
  2. 8. river of southwest asia; empties into the persian gulf
  3. 10. a form of government in which religious leaders control the government
  4. 11. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
  5. 12. provides one of the most precious resources in the entire region water also is the natural boundary between israel and jordan
  6. 13. a nation of people without a land to legally occupy
  7. 15. a hilly plateau overlooking the jordan river and the sea of galilee
  8. 18. riverbeds that remain dry except during the rainy seasons
  9. 20. the founder and a prophet of Islam, who lived part of his life in the city of Mecca
Down
  1. 1. Arabs who lived or still live in the area formerly called Palestine and now called Israel
  2. 2. landlocked salt lake
  3. 3. Islamic place of worship, where Muslims pray facing toward the holy city of Mecca
  4. 4. small pipes that slowly drip water just above the ground to conserve water used for crops
  5. 5. largely unskilled laborers recruited from the south and east Asia
  6. 7. the holiest city of Islam, located in Saudi Arabia
  7. 9. al-khali vast desert
  8. 14. one of the most important rivers of southwest asia; flows through parts of turkey, syria, iraq
  9. 16. territory along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula
  10. 17. when winds evaporate the moisture in the soil, chemical salts remain
  11. 19. an area where an aquifer has reached the surface