ARMENIA

Dolma Festival (May) • Vardavar (July) • Sheep Shearing

Festival (June) • Carpet Festival (August) • Navasard

(August–September) • Festival of Gata (October)

GEORGIA

Nowruz (March) • The Cheese (and Wine) Festivals

(October) • Georgia Mountain Fall Festival

(October)

THE ARABIAN GULF

Eid al-Fitr (June) and Eid al-Adha (August)

I S R A E L

Sukkot (September) • Rosh Hashanah (September) •

Hanukkah (December)

JORDAN

Aqaba Traditional Arts Festival (February) • Azraq

Festival (February) • Eid al-Fitr (June) • Jerash Festival of

Culture and Arts (July/August) • Eid al-Adha (August)

TURKEY

Camel Wrestling Festivals (January–March) •

Nowruz (March) • Sarıgerme Kite Festival (April) •

Kas Lycia Festival (September)

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