Middle East
Turkey.^43
Whirling
dervish dancer
Black
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Syria
Mount Ararat
5,165 m
(16,945 ft)
Head of Zeus
Olives
Figs
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DAMASCUS
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Yemen
Oman
Qatar
Oman
United
Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Coral reefs grow
along the coast
of the Red Sea,
where the water
is warm and clear.
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Gulf of Oman
Desert
oasis
Marsh Arab reed house
Turquoise
Iranian food – chicken kebab
Chador, traditional
dress for women
Ancient city
of Petra
Falconry
Camels
Oil tanker
Oil refinery
Persepolis palace
JERUSALEM
ABU DHABI
MUSCAT
DOHA
KUWAIT
CITY
BAGHDAD
Desert oryx
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Mecca
AMMAN
RIYADH Oil
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Bahrain
Mecca
TEHRAN
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Frankincense tree
SANA
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MANAMA