Memorize these and recognize 36.7% of all Middle East clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 9 | With an area of 4,000 square miles, it's the only primarily Arabic-speaking country in the Middle East that has no desert |
| 2 | Jordan | 5 | This Hashemite kingdom's only port is Al-Aqaba on the Gulf of Aqaba |
| 3 | the United Arab Emirates | 4 | In 1971 this federation of 6 states gained its independence; Ras al Khaymah made it 7 states in 1972 |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | Country whose currency is seen here: |
| 5 | Egypt | 3 | Country known as "The United Arab Republic" from 1958-71 |
| 6 | the Persian Gulf | 2 | Anti-Iranian Arabs call this body of water "the Arabian gulf" |
| 7 | Syria | 2 | This country's president Hafez Al-Assad died on June 10, 2000 & his son Bashar was picked to succeed |
| 8 | Alexandria | 2 | Cleopatra ruled from this port, now Egypt's 2nd-largest city |
| 9 | the Kurds | 2 | These descendants of the Medes live in the region where Iran, Iraq, Turkey & Syria meet |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | The shrine all Muslims face when they pray is in the city of Mecca in this country |
| 11 | King Faisal | 2 | When this Saudi king was assassinated by a nephew in March 1975 he was succeeded by his brother Khalid |
These appear 8+ times. Memorize these first.
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