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- 2. the chemical products obtained from petroleum by refining.
- 3. a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.
- 6. A cereal is any grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran.
- 8. a gently sloping underground channel or tunnel constructed to lead water from the interior of a hill to a village below.
- 9. Soil Deposit a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds.
- 14. connected with or relating to different racial or cultural groups of people.
- 15. the monotheistic religion of the Jewish people.
- 18. an agricultural region extending from the Levant to Iraq. an area in the Middle and Near East: formerly fertile, now partly desert.
- 22. Gulf Baḥr Fāris, Persian Khalīj-e Fārs, also called Arabian Gulf, shallow marginal sea of the Indian Ocean that lies between the Arabian Peninsula and southwestern Iran.
- 23. an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- 27. a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds.
- 29. a fertile spot in a desert, where water is found.
- 30. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
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- 1. a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources.
- 4. Delta wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.
- 5. a form of animal husbandry where domesticated animals known as livestock are released onto large vegetated outdoor lands for grazing, historically by nomadic people who moved around with their herds. The species involved include cattle, camels, goats, yaks, llamas, reindeer, horse and sheep.
- 7. the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.
- 10. the process of removing salt from seawater.
- 11. a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.
- 12. a Muslim place of worship.
- 13. the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices.
- 16. Industry a business that does work for a customer, and occasionally provides goods, but is not involved in manufacturing.
- 17. the action of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling.
- 19. denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets.
- 20. a nomadic Arab of the desert.
- 21. Mountains series of mountain ranges in northwestern Africa, running generally southwest to northeast to form the geologic backbone of the countries of the Maghrib (the western region of the Arab world)—Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
- 24. the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year.
- 25. the modern Persian language, a member of the Iranian branch of the Indo-European family written in Arabic script.
- 26. places where Mesopotamian gods were worshipped.
- 28. (in certain Arabic-speaking countries) a valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season.