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