Across
- 3. has land in both Asia and Europe
- 6. capital of Israel
- 7. largest country on the Arabian Peninsula
- 9. capital of Afghanistan
- 11. follow the teachings of Jesus Christ
- 14. capital of Jordan
- 15. strait in Turkey
- 16. monotheism; 80% of Israel's population practice this faith
- 18. believe in strict Islam; ruled Afghanistan from 1980's until 2001
- 21. range south of the Anatolian Plateau
- 22. capital of Iraq
- 23. language spoken in Iran
Down
- 1. monotheism; follow the teaching of Muhammad; both Sunni and Shiite
- 2. desert in southern Israel
- 3. river in Iraq
- 4. Israel's largest manufacturing city
- 5. river in Iraq
- 8. most industrialized of all Southwest Asian countries
- 10. capital city of Turkey
- 12. mountains that cover most of Afghanistan
- 13. largest city in Turkey and the only city in the world located in two continents
- 17. destination of Hajj
- 19. oil rich Persian Gulf country invaded by Iraq in 1990
- 20. port for ships traveling the Arabian and Red Seas