Middle East/South Asia

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Across
  1. 3. Holiest city in Saudi Arabia
  2. 5. Country devastated by a civil war for the past decade
  3. 8. Biggest empire that occupied most of the Middle East in Classical times
  4. 9. Birth place of civilization
  5. 11. Country where Buddhism originated
  6. 14. Vegetation and water in the middle of a desert
  7. 15. Religion born in the Punjab region
  8. 18. One of India's biggest problems
  9. 20. River that gave birth to civilization in India
  10. 22. The result of the Indian and Eurasian plate crashing
  11. 23. Predominant religion of the Middle East
Down
  1. 1. Country created for Indian Muslims
  2. 2. Most popular sport in the Indian subcontinent
  3. 4. Seasonal winds that affect the Indian subcontinent
  4. 6. The process used in the Middle East to make fresh water
  5. 7. Country who controlled India as a colony for nearly 200 years
  6. 10. Most of the countries in the region are male dominated aka...
  7. 12. Holiest city in Israel
  8. 13. Extremist organization that was born when Saadam Hussein was overthrown
  9. 16. Country invaded by Iraq for oil, caused the Gulf War
  10. 17. Dominant religion of India
  11. 19. Major money making resource of the Middle East
  12. 21. First civilization in history