Middle East

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Across
  1. 3. Located between Iran and the ArabianPeninsula
  2. 5. Connects the Red Sea and the MediterraneanSea
  3. 6. religion that was founded by Muhammad
  4. 12. U.S. invaded Afghanistan
  5. 13. very close to Euphrates River; flows in same places
  6. 16. This is the homeland of the Jews
  7. 17. Organization of petroleum exporting countries
  8. 18. Main source of water for Israel, Jordan, some of Syria, and for some people in West Bank/Gaza Strip
  9. 19. of Hormuz a strait near the Persian Gulf
  10. 23. a strict form of Islam
  11. 25. Begins in Turkey and flows south through Iraq
  12. 26. religion founded by Abraham
  13. 27. Most practice Islam;speaks Arabic
  14. 28. Operation Desert Storm
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  1. 1. territory that is 25 miles long
  2. 2. Majority live in Iran; speaks Forsi
  3. 4. group that has common beliefs
  4. 7. Freedom When the Us invaded Iraq
  5. 8. This was a conflict in Israel
  6. 9. The hatred of Jews is called
  7. 10. This is an informal form of Islam
  8. 11. Religion that believes in Jesus
  9. 14. This ethnic group speaks Kurdish
  10. 15. Kurds did not get their own territory when the Middle East was partitioned
  11. 20. movement for Jews to return to Zion
  12. 21. group of people with commom culture
  13. 22. Over 6 million Jews were killed
  14. 24. Inlet of Indian Ocean
  15. 29. Bank Where Palestinians live; land-locked