Physical feature and countries crossword

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Across
  1. 4. seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean.
  2. 7. an Islamic republic on the Persian (Arabian) Gulf with historical sites dating to the Persian Empire.
  3. 9. Peninsula nation settled mainly along the Persian (Arabian) Gulf.
  4. 11. Bank a landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia.
  5. 12. a desert country encompassing most of the Arabian Peninsula.
  6. 14. an extension of the Indian Ocean through the Strait of Hormuz and lies between Iran to the northeast.
  7. 15. the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia.
  8. 18. a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west.
  9. 19. the largest contiguous sand desert in the world, encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula.
  10. 21. a self-governing Palestinian territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
  11. 22. an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt.
Down
  1. 1. North to South through the sea of Galilee and on the dead sea.
  2. 2. a mostly enclosed sea that has limited exchange of water.
  3. 3. the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.
  4. 5. a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
  5. 6. flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq and empties itself into the Persian Gulf.
  6. 8. an Arab country on the Persian (Arabian) Gulf, has cultural heritage dating back to antiquity.
  7. 10. a landlocked country located within South Asia.
  8. 13. a region of the northern Indian Ocean.
  9. 16. a nation straddling eastern Europe and western Asia.
  10. 17. a country in Western Asia.
  11. 20. a Middle Eastern country on the Mediterranean Sea.