Middle East and North Africa Scavenger Information

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Middle East and North Africa Scavenger Information

Sahara Desert
Largest and harshest desert in North Africa
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Sahara Desert Largest and harshest desert in North Africa
Saud Ruling family in Saudi Arabia
Tel Aviv-Yafo Israel's largest manufacturing center
Muammar Al-Qaddhafi Dictator of Libya
Marrakech and Casablanca Significant cities in Morocco
64.1% Percent of the world oil reserves in the Middle East
Nile River Longest river in the world
Mosque Muslim place of worship
Morocco Country with a constitutional monarchy
Casbahs Older areas in the city of Algiers
Bedouins Nomadic desert peoples
Shahs King in Iran
Atlas Largest mountain chain in Africa
Muslims and Christians Two groups who fought a civil war in Lebanon from 1975-1991
Taliban Group that controlled the government in Afghanistan from 1989-2001
Kuwait Country Iraq invaded in 1990
Turks-Ottomans Group that conquered Constantinople ion the 1400's and changed its name to Istanbul
Suez Canal Canal built in the mid-1860's that connected the Mediterranean Sean to the Red Sea
Bazaar Marketplace in Egypt
France Algeria was controlled by this European country from 1834-1962
Turkey Middle Eastern country is actively seeking to become a member of the European Union
Beirut City was called "Paris of the East" because of its elegant shops and sidewalk cafes
Kibbutz A type of settlement in Israel in which people share all the property
Rub' al Khali Largest and harshest desert in Southwest Asia; also known as the "Empty Quarter"
Caliph A leader in the Muslim faith that was both a political and religious leader