Middle East

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Memorize these and recognize 43.6% of all Middle East clues.

1 Lebanon 10x

2 the United Arab Emirates 6x

3 Jordan 5x

4 Iraq 5x

5 Egypt 4x

6 Saudi Arabia 4x

7 Damascus 3x

8 Yemen 2x

9 the Red Sea 2x

10 the Persian Gulf 2x

11 the Koran 2x

12 the Golan Heights 2x

13 Syria 2x

14 Qatar 2x

15 oil 2x

16 Kuwait 2x

17 Islam 2x

18 Iran 2x

19 bedouins 2x

20 Arabic 2x

21 Alexandria 2x

22 the Suez Canal 2x

23 the Kurds 2x

24 King Faisal 2x

Sample Clues

The refugee camp of Tel El-Zaatar was the scene of a 1976 massacre early in this Mideast country's civil war

Lebanon

Oman borders Yemen, Saudi Arabia & this "United" country

the United Arab Emirates

In 1967 this country lost the West Bank to Israel

Jordan

Many Christians of Tel Keppe, near Mosul in this country, were forced to leave & emigrated to Detroit

Iraq

In 1958 Syria joined this country in forming the United Arab Republic; the union disbanded 3 years later

Egypt

Sub-Areas

Middle East 103

Lebanon (8) Iraq (5) Jordan (5) the United Arab Emirates (4) Saudi Arabia (4) Qatar (2) Iran (2) the Golan Heights (2) oil (2) Islam (2)

Other 22

bedouins (2) the United Arab Emirates (2) Mecca (1) sheep & goats (1) Damascus (1) Sheba (1) One Thousand and One Nights (1) the Koran (1) the Crusades (1) Mark Twain (1)

Africa 16

Egypt (4) Alexandria (2) the Red Sea (1) Israel & Egypt (1) Somalia (1) a star & a crescent (1) the Sinai (1) Morocco (1) Soviet Union (1) Nile & Euphrates (or the Tigris) (1)

Europe 11

the Suez Canal (1) the Gaza Strip (1) the Mediterranean (1) Palestine (1) Yemen (1) Lebanon (1) the Balfour Declaration (1) Turkey (1) Jewish-Palestinian state (1) France (1)

Asia 1

Rushdie (1)