Across
- 2. draining sea
- 4. holy religious site
- 6. dominant geographical feature
- 10. land between the rivers
- 11. desert transportation
- 13. Persian and Oman Gulf connector
- 15. religious meets civil law
- 16. North African nomads
- 17. Black and Caspian Sea connector
- 20. Middle Eastern protests
Down
- 1. 1,443 feet below sea level
- 3. includes two sandy palms
- 5. Red and Mediterranean Sea connector
- 7. "empty quarter"
- 8. king of the rivers
- 9. "bull" mountains
- 12. ancient Persia
- 14. Black and Mediterranean Sea connector
- 18. "land of"
- 19. yummy Thanksgiving meat