vacabulary for Southwest Asia
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| show | one of the most oimportant rivers of Southwest Asia; it supported many ancient river valley civilations, and flows through parts of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq
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| Euphrates River | show 🗑
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| Jordan River | show 🗑
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| show | a landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan that is so salty that almost nothing can live in its waters;
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| show | also known as the Empty Quarter ; one of th e largest sandy deserts in the world covering about 250,000 square miles; located on the Arabian Peninsula
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| oasis | show 🗑
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| show | flat land made of chemical salts that remain after winds evaporate he moisture in the soil
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| drip irrigation | show 🗑
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| show | the removal of salt from ocean water
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| fossil water | show 🗑
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| show | petroleum that has not been processed
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| refinery | show 🗑
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| show | the holiest city of Islam, located in Saudi Arabia, where people make pilgrimages to to fulfill Islamic religious duty
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| show | a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Muhammad, and the biggest cultural and influence in North America
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| show | the founder and the prophet of Islam, who lived part of his life in the city of Mecca
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| show | an Islamic place of worship, where Muslims pray facing toward the city of Mecca
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| show | a form of government in which religious leaders control the government, relying on religious law and consultation with religious scholars
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| Western Wall | show 🗑
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| Dome of the Rock | show 🗑
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| Zionism | show 🗑
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| Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) | show 🗑
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| Kurds | show 🗑
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| show | a region in Southwest Asia between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, which was the location of some of the earliest civilizations in the world; part of cultural hearth known as the Fertile Crescent
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| Sunni | show 🗑
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| show | one of the two main branches of Islam including most Iranians and some populations of Iraq and Afghanistan
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| Taliban | show 🗑
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| guest workers | show 🗑
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| stateless nation | show 🗑
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| Palestinians | show 🗑
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| show | in Israel, a group of strip of land on the west side of the Jordan River, originally controlled by Jordan which is part of the land set aside for Arab Palestinians
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| show | a territory along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula; part of the land set aside for the Palestinians which was occupied in Israel by in 1967
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| Golan Heights | show 🗑
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