Middle East

3. Prophet who founded Islam.
7. An arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea. Known as the "cradle of civilization".
8. Term for pilgrimage in Islam.
11. Holy book of Islam.
13. Belief in one god.
14. The branch of Islam that dominates Iran.
15. An Islamic place of worship.
16. The name of the peninsula that occupies the southern part of the region of Southwest Asia. Largest peninsula in the world and the birthplace of Islam.
17. The movement that advocated for the creation of a Jewish nation.

1. The holy city located in Israel.
2. Made up of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, primarily populated by Arab Muslims.
4. The tool used to translate hieroglyphics.
5. Organization formed by several oil-exporting countries to control the prices of oil.
6. Name of God in Islam.
9. An ancient Egyptian burial practice.
10. Islam's holy month, when Muslims were to eat nothing or drink nothing between sunrise and sunset.
12. The climate in much of the Middle East.
14. The branch of Islam with the most followers.