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turkey
Large bird eaten at Thanksgiving
qatar
An Arab country on the peninsula of ___
syria
An Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean
bahrain
An island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia
lebanon
An Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
kuwait
An Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf
judaism
Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud
israel
Country in the Middle East with Jerusalem
mecca
Joint capital of Saudi Arabia
christianity
The collective body of ___ throughout the world and history
jordan
An Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
medina
The ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
islam
Religion that follows the Quran
iraq
A republic in the Middle East in western Asia
jerusalem
Holy city in Israel
iran
A theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia
baghdad
Capital and largest city of Iraq
levant
The former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied
monotheism
Belief in a single God
yemen
A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean
tigris
An Asian river
arabs
A member of a Semitic people originally from the ___ peninsula and surrounding territories who (plural)
oman
A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula
euphrates
A river in southwestern Asia

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