Across
- 5. in 1948 this country became a nation
- 6. areas of high, level land
- 9. Capital of Syria
- 11. Capital of Iraq
- 14. Capital of Israel
- 15. the triangular peninsula between Egypt and Israel
- 16. the most important natural resource in the Middle East today
- 17. Saudi Arabia and this country are the two largest oil producers in the Middle East
- 20. Arctic Circle and the Tropic of this are important lines of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere
- 22. largest peninsula in the world
- 23. the world's largest lake, has sea at the end of the name
- 24. Capital of Jordan
- 26. the altitude of this mountain is 29,035; the highest mountain in the world, begins with Mount
- 29. the world's highest mountain system
- 30. the name of the peninsula of Asia Minor now
- 31. the largest country in the Middle East, ends with Arabia
- 32. Capital of Iran
- 33. land that is able to grow crops
- 35. Capital of Turkey
Down
- 1. the movement to regather the Jews to their land
- 2. the country with the most people
- 3. the climate of the Middle East is this and dry
- 4. last name Ben-Gurion, the first prime minister of Israel
- 7. the largest continent
- 8. Muhammed was the founder
- 10. a famous missionary to the Middle East, first name Henry
- 12. dominant language in the Middle East
- 13. this country was known for its cedars in ancient times
- 17. this Middle Eastern country was once called Persia
- 18. the highest mountain peak in Turkey, where Noah's Ark is believed to have landed, starts with Mount
- 19. the holy book of Islam
- 21. Capital of Saudi Arabia
- 23. Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of this are important lines of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere
- 25. an important line of longitude that the meridians use to measure east or west, begins with Prime
- 27. an important line of latitude that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere
- 28. Capital of Lebanon
- 34. largest city in Turkey