Across
- 2. A lush area in a desert
- 8. A traditional marketplace
- 10. A dry, grassy plain
- 11. A word for "God"
- 13. An annual month-long fast
- 14. The holy shrine in Mecca
- 15. A valuable natural resource in the region
- 17. A big holy excursion
- 18. A group of traders traveling together
Down
- 1. An ancient religion between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- 3. A country in the middle east named after a bird
- 4. An Animal used for transportation in the desert
- 5. The world's largest inland sea
- 6. A person who moves from place to place
- 7. The holy book of Islam
- 8. The largest hot desert in the world
- 9. A major religion in the Middle East and North Africa
- 12. A major river influencing settlement patterns
- 15. Someone at the time who wasn't in a specific religion
- 16. A head covering worn by some Muslim women
